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The federal government has arraigned a Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Tukur Mamu, on a 10-count terrorism charge.
The arraignment before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, is coming several months after his arrest by the operatives of the Department of the State Services (DSS), over offences relating to violent attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train in which some persons lost their lives and several others abducted.
He was arrested in Egypt on September 6, last year, while on his way to Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj.
Although, Mamu had carried out series of negotiations that led to the release of some of the victims of the Kaduna train attack, his arrest however, was sequel to the discovery of some military uniforms and monies found during a raid of his Kaduna residence.
Specifically, the government is accusing him of aiding and abetting Boko Haram terrorism attacks against innocent Nigerians.
He was also…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
