DSS raids terrorists’ Negotiator’s Kaduna residence, office

 

.Two injured as EFCC operatives break into Romchi building in Enugu

 

By Cosmas Chukwu

 

 

 

A team of the Department of State Service raided the residence of Malam Tukur Mamu, the Publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and Media Consultant to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, who withdrew as one of the negotiators between the terrorists that attacked the March 28 Abuja-Kaduna bound AK-9 train passengers.

 

A source familiar with the matter said that the heavily armed  DSS personnel stormed Mamu’s residence and the office of the Desert Herald Newspaper at about 12:30 am on Thursday.

 

It was gathered that the officers ransacked every nook and cranny of the house and carted away laptops, phones and documents.

 

The sources, however, said nothing incriminating was found in both the residence as well as the office.

 

According to him, no fewer than 50 heavily armed operatives in Toyota Hilux, Toyota Highlander as well as military vehicles raided both the residence and office.

 

He added that the two wives of the ex-negotiator that were with him when he was arrested, were brought back to the house, but his two sons “are still with him in detention.”

 

He said, “The heavily armed operatives came and they searched everywhere both at the residence and his office but nothing suspicious was found during the operation that started at about 12.30am

 

“Over 50 of them came in, fully armed with sophisticated weapons in Army vehicles, Toyota Hilux, and Toyota Highlander.

 

“Two wives that were with him (Mamu) were returned but his two sons, Faisal and Ibrahim  are still with him in detention.

 

“They seized our phones and laptops computers.”

 

Mamu was arrested in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, on Tuesday.

 

The terrorists’ negotiator was said to have been arrested in Egypt alongside his family members.

 

Mamu was said to be on his way to Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj when he was detained at the Cairo International Airport.

 

In another development, There was general confusion in the upper Mount Street area early Thursday morning when a certain tenement apartment was brken into.

It was around 3 am in the morning as EFCC raided Romchi Compound situate at Upper Mount ,Avokoha street with force.

 

Breaking in doors and destroying of people’s properties,the anti graft agency badged into the tenement building owned by businessman,Chief Romanus Chojioke.

 

It was learnt that about 3 flat doors where destroyed just to gain entrance.

 

A particular family lamented on how their children became scared and filled with fear of seeing them with guns.

 

One family was filled with tears as one of the members blood pressure rose so high that they had to rush the person to the hospital.

 

Tragedy could have been hit as two persons jumped down from two story building thinking they are armed robbers.

They are in the hospital receiving treatment now.

 

We are yet to hear from the landlord,the MD of  Romchi  company to ascertain this report.

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