Military equipment found in Tukur Mamu's residence belongs to his nephew – Official

The management of the Desert Herald newspaper said on Friday that the military equipment found in the house of its publisher, Tukur Mamu, belonged to his nephew, who is a military officer.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the secret police, the State Security Service (SSS), said they recovered military uniforms and a large amount of cash from Tukur Mamu's home and office during a raid.

The raid on Mr. Mamu's residence and office follows his arrest at Aminu Kano International Airport on Wednesday.

Mr. Mamu, a newspaper publisher, negotiated the release of some of the hostages during the March 2022 train abduction in Kaduna.

"So far, the relevant security agencies have executed valid search warrants against Mamu's residence and office," SSS spokesman Peter Afunanya said after the premises were raided.< /p>

"During the process, compromising items, including military equipment, were recovered.

“Other items include large amounts in various currencies and denominations as well as financial transaction instruments. As other investigations continue, Mamu will certainly have a day in court,” Mr. Afunanya added.< /p> management responds

However, the management of the Desert Herald Newspaper, in a statement, said the allegation was "fabricated" by the secret police in "their desperation to give the publisher a bad name to tie him up".< /p>

The statement, released by the head of the newspaper, the director of special operations and production, Ibrahim Mada, claims that the DSS made general statements without bothering to give details despite the crucial issue of security which they claim was the underlying reason for Mr. Mamu's arrest. .

"We consider this deliberate misrepresentation of facts to distort narratives about Tukur Mamu with one exception.

"The department alluded to the fact that military equipment and hard currency were found at Tukur Mamu's home to sway public opinion against the publisher who has made supreme sacrifices to resolve the insecurity that is causing rage in the country.

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“The audience may wish to know that the military equipment found at the publisher’s home belongs to his nephew who is an officer in the Nigerian Navy. nephew's upkeep and school expenses until he enlisted in the Nigerian Navy.

"Once again, in its desperation to smear Mamu's name, the DSS said it had found a huge amount of hard currency without specifying how much it had found. It behooves the general public to know that the total amount of hard currency found in Mamu's house if converted to naira is less than 1.5 million naira but DSS is trying to make the situation look bad by saying huge transport of hard currency was found in his house.

"At this point it is relevant to ask when does it become a crime for someone to have foreign currency in their home? Or is it a crime for someone to have a family member in the Nigerian Armed Forces?

"This distortion of information and the media lawsuit against Mamu is an indication of the DSS's desperation to tie up the man at all costs for the sacrifices he is making to ensure an end to the insecurity raging in country," the newspaper wrote. says the management.

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