The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) North-west chapter, on Tuesday threatened to mobilise students nationwide to protest over the arrest and continued detention of a student who was arrested for allegedly ‘trolling’ Mrs. Aisha Buhari on Twitter.
Aminu Adamu, the final year student of the Federal University, Dutse, in Jigawa State, had on 9 June 2022, tweeted a photo of the First Lady captioned in Hausa but meaning: “Mama is feeding fat on poor people’s money.”
However, security operatives reportedly arrested the student on November 8 after when the tweet went viral.
Addressing a press conference in Jigawa, the National Treasurer of NANS, representing Zone Bashi Liman, disclosed that NANS had given two days to release the student or face a nationwide students mass protest.
“We call on the federal government, the president, the First Lady, and involved security agencies to shun the temptation of infringement on its citizens’ rights and that if (student) is found anybody culpable of libel or defamation of character, the suspect should be charged in court.
““Failure to adhere to the various calls by relevant unions, human rights commissions, and civil society organisations across the nation, we will call on other student unions across the nation, to join hands in calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Aminu Adamu in a solidarity protest to ensure his safe release.
“The student is due for his final undergraduate exam on 5 December. The student unions, human rights commissions, and civil society organisations will be compelled to march on the streets in solidarity protest across the country until we ensure his immediate release.”
