The Federal High Court in Abuja has again refused to grant bail to alleged terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mohammed Mamu.

Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling on Wednesday, dismissed Mamu’s third bail application, citing the prosecution’s diligence in handling the case.

The judge acknowledged Mamu’s health complaints but directed the Department of State Services, DSS, to take him to any appropriate medical facility chosen by his defence team for proper treatment. He also ordered that Mamu be allowed access to his family members.

Justice Umar held that bail could only be considered where the prosecution was not diligent, noting that the Federal Government had been consistent in prosecuting the case.

DAILY POST reported that Mamu, arrested on September 7, 2022, at Cairo International Airport by Egyptian security officials, was arraigned on March 21, 2023, on a 10-count charge bordering on terrorism financing and related offences.

He was accused of facilitating ransom payments between families of victims of the March 2022 Abuja–Kaduna train attack and the Boko Haram terrorists, allegedly for personal financial gain.

Court rejects alleged terrorists negotiator Tukur Mamu’s third bail application