DSS can detain Tukur Mamu for 60 more days, court rules

A federal high court in Abuja has permitted the Department of State Services to detain Tukur Mamu, the Kaduna train attack negotiator, for 60 more days.

As reported by The News Agency of Nigeria, the presiding judge, Nkeonye Maha, issued the ruling on Tuesday in response to an ex-parte motion moved by Ahmed Magaji, counsel for the DSS.

In the motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1617/2022 and dated September 12, the DSS urged the court to grant its request to enable it to conclude the investigation on Mamu.

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