Tukur Mamu, the media consultant to a popular Islamic cleric, Ahmed Gumi, has been reportedly arrested with his family in Cairo, Egypt’s capital.
It was gathered that Mamu, who was at the forefront of negotiations for the release of the Abuja-Kaduna train captives, was arrested with members of his family at Cairo International Airport while they were on their way for lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking with Daily Trust, Mamu said he left Nigeria on Tuesday and was detained by Egyptian security agencies for scrutiny, but nothing incriminating was found on him.
He accused the federal government of attempting to detain him in another country like the Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho.
The newspaper reported that he is currently being repatriated back to Nigeria after the Egyptian government found that his papers were genuine.
KanyiDaily recalls that Mamu recently announced his withdrawal as the lead negotiator in securing the release of the hostages of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack after he alleged a threat to his life by the Nigerian government.
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