A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday commenced the trial of Terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu.
The Court however restricted lawyers, litigants and journalists from entering court room 7 where the trial took place.
As soon as the case was called, E.A. Kaswe, counsel from the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), who is prosecuting the case on behalf of the Nigerian Government, informed the court that their witnesses were in court for the trial.
Kaswe prayed the court to enforce the order granted to the prosecution on Wednesday when the matter came up.
He said, “May I humbly ask the court to enforce the order granted for all parties not party to the suit to vacate the court.”
Thus, Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered everyone to vacate the court, except parties in the suit.
Earlier, the court had on Wednesday 19July, 2023 granted an application by the government to protect witnesses lined up in the prosecution of Tukur Mamu.
Meanwhile, a member of the Presidential Committee Dr AbdulMalik Atta, disclosed that Tukur Mamu thwarted government’s. effort in rescuing the abducted victims of the March 28, 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack, according to a report by Sahara Reporters.
Recall that Truth Live News had reported that Mamu was arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport after he was repatriated from Egypt where he had been detained while on his way to Saudi Arabia.
Mamu was accused of going to Saudi Arabia for a meeting with people linked with terrorism according to the Department of State Services (DSS).
The aide to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a popular Islamic cleric, was involved in negotiations for the release of persons abducted during an attack on a Kaduna-bound train.