Aminu Aishat
Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) are now spoiling for a showdown with President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha Buhari over her alleged ill-treatment of their colleague, Aminu Muhammed who she allegedly arrested and detained for trolling her on the internet.
The students’ body has therefore declared a nationwide protest to register their displeasure over the alleged ill-treatment of their colleague.
The protest, according to the students’ body is not only against President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha but the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, over the arrest of the student.
Aminu Muhammed, a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, was arrested, detained and remanded in prison for criticizing Aisha Buhari in a Twitter post.
It had been reported earlier that Muhammed, a final-year student in the Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, in June 2022 posted on Twitter that Mrs Buhari had suddenly added weight after taking part in plundering the nation’s meagre resources as the masses endured hardship under her husband’s regime.
The wife of the President is known for frivolous trips to Dubai.
The tweet, which was posted in Hausa reads: “Su mama anchi kudin talkawa ankoshi.”
The tweet, which was accompanied by a photograph of Mrs Buhari, can be loosely translated as “Mama has eaten poor people’s money and is now full”.
According to his friends, he made the post because he was frustrated about the prolonged strike by universities across the country.
The strike started in February 2022 and ended in October after eight months.
However, on November 8, the 23-year-old student was picked up by security operatives on campus and was reportedly beaten up following his arrest around noon.
It was also gathered that Muhammed was subsequently arraigned secretly in court last Tuesday.
Usman Barambu, NANS National President in a statement condemned the continued detention of Muhammed.
Barambu has also declared a nationwide protest for Monday, December 5 against the indecent and undemocratic action of the First Lady aided by the police.
