Operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) have arrested Abdullahi Mashi, an in-law to embattled bandits’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu and aided the homes of other family members in the early hours of Friday.
The management of Desert Herald disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
Head, Special Projects, Ibrahim Mada, said the so-called ‘Military Accoutrements’ found at Mamu’s residence by the DSS operatives belonged to the son, a Naval Officer.
KEMI FILANI NEWS had reported the DSS said military items and foreign currencies were found when the security operatives raided Mamu’s Kaduna residence and office.
The statement read, “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 titled ‘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 the Nigerian Defence Academy(NDA).
“Bello was brought up by Tukur and he lives in his house.
“Recall that about two weeks ago, Tukur Mamu’s. younger brother, Muhammad Saleh Mamu, an Air Force officer was killed while on a counter-terrorism mission in Zamfara.”
The management said DSS stormed Mashi and went away with hander phones, cash and other valuables in the house and whisked him away.
The statement added, “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.”
