Nigeria, March 26 -- The publisher of a Kaduna-based newspaper, Desert Herald Newspaper, Tukur Mamu, has written to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, demanding the retracting of his profiling and designation as a 'Terrorist Financier'.

This was contained in a letter dated 25 March, written on his behalf by his lawyer, J.J. Usman, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and addressed to the Attorney-General of the Federation.

Mr Usman said the letter was submitted and an acknowledged copy was received.

According to the letter, Mr Mamu gave a seven-day ultimatum for the retraction of the publication, to prevent litigation.

"We are Counsel to MR. TUKUR MOHAMMED MAMU (hereinafter referred to as Ou...