Alhaji Tukur Mamu, the chief negotiator between the robbers and the passengers abducted from the attacked Abuja-Kaduna train, has been detained by the Egyptian Police.
According to reports, the negotiator for the bandits was detained on Tuesday in Cairo, Egypt, along with his family.
Mamu was allegedly stopped at the Cairo International Airport while on his way to Saudi Arabia for a less intense Hajj.