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N50 Million as a 'Thank You' for Ransom Negotiation? The terrorism trial of Tukur Mamu just dropped a bombshell! SSS investigators revealed he was allegedly offered a N50 million share of the ransom by the Abuja-Kaduna train attackers' leader.
With evidence of $420,000 and N21M in ransoms collected, is this an open-and-shut case of terrorism financing, or is there more to Mamu's story?
Voice notes played in court captured the alleged terrorist leader, Shugaba, instructing Mamu to deduct the huge sum, while Mamu also stands accused of directing his in-law to hide cash, luxury cars, and a gun just before a raid.
👇 Read the full, shocking details from the SSS investigator's testimony and share your take!

Kaduna Train Attack: How terrorists offered Tukur Mamu N50 million ransom share – Witness

The federal government charged Mr Mamu with collecting aggregate $420, 000 and N21 million from different families of the 2022 train attack hostages.

An investigator with the State Security Service (SSS), on Tuesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Tukur Mamu was offered a N50 million share by Shugaba, leader of the terrorist group, who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound train in 2022.

The SSS operative, who testified as sixth prosecution witness in the ongoing terrorism trial of Mr Mamu, the alleged terrorists’ negotiator, told trial judge Mohammed Umar while being led in evidence by prosecution lawyer David Kaswe.

In the ongoing terrorism trial of Tukur Mamu at the Federal High Court in Abuja, a State Security Service (SSS) investigator testified on November 26, 2025, revealing that Mamu, aide to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi and alleged negotiator for the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attackers, was offered a N50 million share of ransom by the group's leader, Shugaba. The attack, carried out by Boko Haram-linked terrorists, killed at least eight people and abducted 168 passengers, with 23 released after six months following government intervention. Voice notes extracted from Mamu's seized phones and tablet, played in court, captured Shugaba appreciating Mamu's efforts and instructing him to deduct the N50 million from a ransom tranche, while spokesperson Baba Adamu requested help procuring speakers for preaching and guidance on launching a terrorist website. The SSS witness, testifying anonymously behind a shield, detailed how Mamu convinced the terrorists to bypass the official Chief of Defence Staff committee, negotiating directly with families for personal gain, and admitted during interrogation to communicating via voice notes and directing his in-law, Mubarak Tinja, to hide valuables like cash, cars, and a pump-action gun (with an expired license) ahead of raids on his Kaduna residence and office.

The prosecution, led by David Kaswe, presented evidence of Mamu collecting aggregate $420,000 and N21 million in ransoms from victims' families, including a N500,000 payment concealed in his residence, alongside recovered items like $300,000 in cash, seven vehicles (e.g., Toyota Camry, Lexus, Mercedes E350), military uniforms, foreign currencies, and forensic data from his devices.

Mamu, arrested by Interpol in Cairo on September 7, 2022, en route to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and repatriated to Nigeria, faces 10 counts under the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2022, for aiding operations, money laundering, and terrorism financing; he pleaded not guilty. Admitted exhibits included the voice notes (mostly in Hausa, partially translated), eight of Mamu's confessional statements, video recordings of his interviews, and written accounts from two traumatized victims (a male and female) who declined to testify due to fear. The court admitted these without objection from defense counsel Johnson Usman, who reserved final arguments, and adjourned the trial to November 26 for continuation, with plans for a site visit to stored evidence.

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/838647-kaduna-train-attack-how-terrorists-offered-tukur-mamu-n50-million-ransom-share-witness.html

They will NEVER come and drop quotes because their Master is involved.

Legendhero
Otipoju
Lanretoye
Richtaiwo

Etc etc etc...

As long as GUMI encourages your submition to his power over your region you are loyal subjects abi?


IGBOs will NEVER support you to fight your Masters.

Southern Unity is DEAD

Hmmm 🤔, wahala very bad country

Those who are benefiting from the insecurity will not want it to stop

I have asked about those who are behind the killings, what do they intend to achieve

Gumi was also deported from Saudi Arabia recently. If he doesn’t have skeletons in his closet, Saudi Arabia authorities won’t pick interest in him.

N50 Million as a 'Thank You' for Ransom Negotiation?

A whole DSS making this statement? Failure of a nation

Racoon:
A whole DSS making this statement? Failure of a nation

In the ongoing terrorism trial of Tukur Mamu at the Federal High Court in Abuja, a State Security Service (SSS) investigator testified on November 26, 2025

Stop being a parrot. Be patriotic for once

helinues:
Stop being a parrot. Be patriotic for once

Later it is always crying on my mentions. So much wailing! You will cry till 2027! Blablabla! You are being avoided, yet you dont have peace but being restless about Racoon's patroitism. Nah you go teach me patroitism? Deadbeat supporters of a failed govt.

helinues:
Stop being a parrot. Be patriotic for once

He's not paid #30k like you bro
Allow him spill the truth

Everything is wrong about this country , our government keep negotiating with terrorist and they keep denying it,
This herdsmen, bandits issue is politically motivated just like the way boko haram started and they let it play beyond their control...

Racoon:
Later it is always crying on my mentions. So much wailing! You will cry till 2027! Blablabla! You are being avoided, yet you dont have peace but being restless about Racoon's patroitism. Nah you go teach me patroitism? Deadbeat supporters of a failed govt.

You sound like Obi or any Igbo leader will do better as a president, yet south east is ravished with unknown gunmen and your leaders can't breathe while some are scared visiting their motherland.

A national crisis is not something you feel a president should just wake up and declare a statement that will romance your ego. But this is beyond your understanding since all you do is complain.

Tinubu knows what he is doing, he is not yet ready to end the insecurity for political reasons.


But if he thinks he will only fight insecurity after he has won 2027 reelection, then he is playing a dangerous game he will later regret.



Tinubu should wake up and step on toes, nothing will happen, stop listening to your weak, wicked Yoruba tribesmen, they will mislead you, they have been telling you to focus on Nnamdi Kanu, Peter Obi and sending Igbos out of Lagos that those are the real threats to Yorubas, continue listening to them, you will realize your mistake soon


And you better go and hire foreign mercenaries and flush out these ragtag Muslim terrorists before it's too late.


Anybody telling you not to use foreign mercenaries is your enemy.



Wake up Bola Tinubu

And you collect, Me Tukur.

You dey collect middle man money on top kidnap ransome. And later we go see you for mosque dey do Allahu akubar .

Who you dey whine??

Henceforth, any kidnapping from the north, he no consine me… na we-we something.

Can you imagine that. All of them are culprits of this kidnapping. They are only paying lip service to this menace

esnbrutality:
They will NEVER come and drop quotes because their Master is involved.

Legendhero
Otipoju
Lanretoye
Richtaiwo

Etc etc etc...

As long as GUMI encourages your submition to his power over your region you are loyal subjects abi?


IGBOs will NEVER support you to fight your Masters.

Southern Unity is DEAD

You are not here crying that the terrorist should be released, like you have been crying for Kanu.
You will not hear people from the North crying that this terrorist should be released without trial, like you and your people have been crying for the IPOB terrorist to be released. Hypocrites.

N50 Million as a 'Thank You' for Ransom Negotiation? The terrorism trial of Tukur Mamu just dropped a bombshell! SSS investigators revealed he was allegedly offered a N50 million share of the ransom

So, government can not arrest all these people? Terrorism has become a business venture in Nigeria with involvement of government officials. Omo!

esnbrutality:
They will NEVER come and drop quotes because their Master is involved.

Legendhero
Otipoju
Lanretoye
Richtaiwo

Etc etc etc...

As long as GUMI encourages your submition to his power over your region you are loyal subjects abi?


IGBOs will NEVER support you to fight your Masters.

Southern Unity is DEAD

You forgot to mention simplyseyi, the former symplyleo

If you check well, they are all Muslims. They claim their reliigion means peace, but they are the most me0rderous reliigion group in the world!

What an aberration!!!

All I have to say is that Nigeria is gone

JAPAHTML:
He's not paid #30k like you bro
Allow him spill the truth

Just 30k to support and defend bad administration? Some people are doomed for real.

I have heard of Mamu Oil (Petrol)...........I hope he is not the owner

That money is like the money Judas received from the Pharisees, blood money.

See as comment section dry Data boys no come drop comment to say na propaganda now everywer go full with there comments..

Mamu must go. what an evil act. They have no conscience

Truth is speaking now, why now?