University Student Who Allegedly Insulted Aisha Buhari On Twitter Remanded In Prison

Aminu Adamu, the student of the Federal University, Dutse, who was arrested following his criticism against Nigerian First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Twitter, has reportedly been remanded at Suleja Prison in Niger State.

It would be recalled that the student had, in June, tweeted, “Su mama Anchi Kudin Talakawa an koshi”, meaning “Mama has fed fat on poor people’s money”.

Following his assertion, security operatives reportedly arrested and whisked him to the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he was severely beaten and tortured.

It was learnt that the student was remanded after he was arraigned at a court in Abuja.

His lawyer, CK Agu, who spoke with BBC Hausa, said the court refused to grant Adamu bail.

“Even in the court session yesterday, we notified the judge about the efforts made to have him released on bail, but we did not receive any reply from the police. We applied to the court to release the student on bail on health grounds and the fact that he will sit for the exam on 5, December. The court has ordered the police to provide the bail application before it for consideration between Tuesday and Wednesday,” Mr Agu stated.

Aminu who hails from Azare in Bauchi state, is a final-year student of the Department of Environmental Management at Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa.