By Ishaya Ibrahim
The photos of Aminu Mohammed have surfaced after release from detention.
Aminu is the student of the Federal University, Dutse, who was reportedly arrested, tortured arraigned in court and detained on the alleged orders of First Lady Aisha Buhari for tweeting that she was living fat on the masses money.
The withdrawal of the suit against the student followed a threat by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to commence a nationwide protest today.
Yesterday, the prosecution counsel, Fidelis Ogbobe, withdrew the case on behalf of Aisha Buhari, said the First Lady, being the mother of the nation, decided to withdraw the case following the intervention of “well-meaning Nigerians.”
Moving a motion for the withdrawal of the case, Ogbobe cited section 108 subsection 2(a) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court commended the First Lady for withdrawing the case.
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Lauding the withdrawal of suit against the student, NANS National PRO, Giwa Temitope, said, “The withdrawal of the frivolous case that was instituted against Mohammed by Aisha Buhari based on the opinion he expressed on his Twitter handle signals victory for all Nigerian students.
“Once again, we have been proven right that “silence is not golden” and that ‘if we fight, we may win, but if we don’t, we have lost.’
“However, it needs to be put on the proper record that our opposition to the abduction, detention and kangaroo court case against Mohammed is informed by our penchant for social justice and the advancement of human rights across borders.