The management of Desert Herald newspaper, published by the detained ex train hostage negotiator, Malam Tukur Mamu has urged the DSS to avoid what it called “Media Trial as it continues raids on residences of Malam Tukur Mamu, his in-law and other family members.
Desert Herald newspaper also said that the military accoutrements said to have been found in Mamu’s resistance belong to his son who is Naval Officer.
In a statement signed by Ibrahim Mada, Special Projects Manager, Desert Herald Newspaper, he called on the DSS to avoid instigating media trial of Tukur Many.
“We urge the Department of State Service to avoid media trial of Malam Tukur Mamu (Dan Iyan Fika), Publisher, Desert Herald Newspaper whom they arrested and kept in detention since on Tuesday 6th September.
“The DSS in a Press Release on Thursday 8th September, 2022 tittled ‘UPDATE ON TUKUR MAMU’ claimed during their raids on his residence and office in Kaduna that a large sum of money in various currencies and denominations as well as military accoutrements were recovered.
“While the DSS did not indicate the actual amount of the so-called large sum found in his house and office, we want to make it clear, that the ‘military accoutrements’ found in his house are military kits (uniform and barret) belonging to his son, Yahaha Bello, a Naval officer who graduated from NDA.”
“Bello was brought up by Tukur and he lives in his house” the statement said.
“Recall that about two weeks ago, Tukur Mamu’s. younger brother, Muhammad Saleh Mamu, an Air Force officer was killed while on counter terrorism’s mission in Zamfara.”
“Apart from detaining Tukur Mamu with his two sons, Faisal Tukur Mamu and Ibrahim Husaini Mamu, DSS operatives early this morning, at 12 am (Friday 9th September, 2022) stormed the residence of Abdullahi Mashi collected handset phones of the residents as well as cash and other valuable in the house and whisked him away. Mashi is an in-law to Mamu.’
“The DSS also raided the apartment of Ibrahim Husaini Mamu at about 3am this morning. They could not find anything incriminating in all the houses they raided,” the company stated.
It would be recalled that the DSS issued a statement that it arrested the publisher of the Desert Herald newspaper and is taking him to court to face some allegations bordering around security.
The DSS said it found some incriminating military items and wads of foreign currency in Mamu’s residence.
