The publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald Newspaper, Tukur Mamu, has written to the Attorney General of the Federation, demanding a retraction for profiling and designating him as a terrorist financier.
This was contained in a letter dated March 25, 2024, written on his behalf by his lawyer, J.J. Usman (SAN), addressed to the AGF, which acknowledged the copy was sighted by newsmen in Kaduna.
According to reports, the Federal Government unveiled the identity of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, allegedly involved in terrorism financing.
Details of the development were revealed by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit in an email sent to newsmen “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024.”
However, counsel for Mamu, who has been in detention since 2022, noted that the “Nigerian Sanctions Committee lacks the statutory mandate to pronounce on, and to designate Mr. Tukur Mohammed Mamu as a terrorist financier.”
Consequently, according to the letter, a seven-day ultimatum was handed down for the retraction of Mamu as a terrorist financier to prevent litigation.
The lawyer noted that the office of the AGF is currently prosecuting his client on allegations concerning terrorism.
