The Federal Capital Territory High Court has remanded one Aminu Mohammed, a student of the Federal University, Dutse in Jigawa State to the Suleja Correctional Centre in Niger State after tweeting about Aisha Buhari, the wife of the President.
The student was arraigned for cyberstalking and was denied bail despite pleading not guilty to the charges filed against him.
Mohammed, a 500-level student reportedly arrested by security officials on the orders of the First Lady a few days ago had June tweeted in Hausa that the First Lady was feeding fat on poor people’s money.
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Justice Yusuf Halilu ordered the defendant to be remanded in Suleja Prison pending the hearing and determination of his bail application.
The charges against the defendant read; ” 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 the 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 committed an offence punishable under Section 391 of the penal code.”
Editor: Oloyede Oworu
