Final Year Student Send to Prison Without Bail Over Tweet Against Aisha Buhari
Aminu Mohammed, a student at the Federal University of Dutse Jigawa, was sent to the Suleja Correctional Centre in Niger State for tweeting against the President’s wife, Aisha Buhari.
On Tuesday, the student was prosecuted at the FCT High Court No. 14 in Abuja for cyber stalking and was denied bail despite pleading not guilty to the accusations brought against him.
Mohammed was purportedly arrested on the orders of the First Lady a few days ago, causing indignation among Nigerians and prompting many to demand his release.
Mohammed had tweeted in Hausa in June that the First Lady was living off the money of the underprivileged.
Mohammed tweeted, “Su mama Anchi Kudin Talakawa a koshi,” which translates as “Mama has fed fat on impoverished people.”
The 500-level student was picked up from his school and driven directly to the Presidential Villa, where he was allegedly brutalised, tortured, maltreated, and humiliated by police presumed to be Department of State Services men.
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Mohammed’s lawyer, CK Agu, told BBC Hausa: “Even in the court session yesterday, we notified the judge of the efforts taken to get him released on bail, but we did not receive any response from the police.”
“We asked the court to release the student on bond due to his health and the fact that he will take the exam on December 5.” The police have been directed by the court to provide the bail application for consideration between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Justice Yusuf Halilu detained the defendant in Suleja Prison until the hearing and decision on his bail application.
The application, filed by his lawyer, will be heard before the end of the week.
The one count charge read ” That you Aminu Mohammed, 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.
As a result, you committed an offence under Section 391 of the penal code.”
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