Detained terrorists negotiator Tukur Mamu has been in lock-step with Abubakar Atiku, former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has alledged.
Fani-Kayode said Friday in a statement that the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate have been on good terms with Malam Mamu and cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi who have access to the Abuja-Kaduna train hijackers.
Malam is currently a guest of the Department of State Services DSS. He was arrested in Egypt and deported to Nigeria, according to the DSS, he is a ‘person of interest’ after his home was searched on Thursday.
Fani-Kayode said in his statement: “I say they are close to Atiku Abubakar because they supported him and campaigned for him in the 2019 presidential election and they are supporting him and lobbying and campaigning for him again for the 2023 presidential election.
“I say they are close to Atiku Abubakar because they are hardline and strong supporters and backers of the PDP, they have spent plenty of time with him over the last few years and they are in touch with him on a regular basis.
“I say they are close to Atiku Abubakar because they are amongst those that insisted that he should run for the Presidency once again in 2023, clinch the presidential ticket of the PDP and keep power in the North even though the party had zoned the position to the South and even though it has a Northern National Chairman.
“I say they are close to Atiku Abubakar because they have a pathological hatred for and are in stiff opposition to President Muhammadu Buhari, the APC and the Federal Government and they are committed to ensuring that they are removed from power.
“There can be no doubt that their relationship is deep and profound and this requires a thorough examination and clinical investigation by the security and intelligence agencies”.
