Aisha Buhari, the President’s wife, is expected to testify against Aminu Mohammed, a student at the Federal University of Dutse in Jigawa who criticized her on Twitter.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the said student was remanded in prison on Wednesday (yesterday) after being arraigned at the FCT High Court No. 14 in Abuja on Tuesday for cyber stalking and defamation against the First Lady.
Despite his plea of not guilty, Mohammed was transported to the Suleja detention facility without the possibility of bail.
The 24-year-old from Bauchi State was purportedly arrested on the orders of the First Lady a few days ago, causing uproar among Nigerians and prompting many to demand his release.
Back in June, he tweeted in Hausa that the First Lady was living off the money of the poor.
The tweet read, “Su mama Anchi Kudin Talakawa an koshi,” meaning, “Mama has fed fat on poor people’s money.”
The 500-level student was picked up from his school two weeks ago and transported straight to the Presidential Villa, where he was allegedly brutalized, tortured, maltreated, and humiliated by police presumed to be Department of State Services men.
According to recent information, Aisha is one of five witnesses gathered by the prosecution to testify against Mohammed in court, with the police saying that the act touching on defamation and cyberstalking violated Section 391 of the Penal Code.
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The one-count charge against the student marked: CR/89/2022, and dated November 23, reads, “That you Aminu Adamu, male of Anguwar Sarakuna, Bauch, Bauchi state sometime between May – June 2022 within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court did intentionally open a Twitter Handle with the name @aminullahie Catalyst and screenshot the image of Her Excellency Hajia Aisha Buhari and wrote on it in Hausa language ‘Su mama anchi kudi talakawa ankoshi’ roughly translated to the English language to mean ‘mama has embezzled monies meant for the poor to satisfaction’ and posted same on your above Twitter handle for the members of the public to read, knowing same to be false and capable of affecting her reputation. You thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 391 of the penal code.”
According to his lawyer, Kinsley Anga, the defendant will be held in Suleja Prison pending the hearing and approval of his bail application.
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