Aisha Buhari bows to pressure, withdraws case against University Student that trolled her
The wife of the Nigerian President, the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has withdrawn the case against the final year student of the Federal University of Technology, Dutse, Jigawa, Aminu Mohammed who trolled her on twitter, following pressure and condemnation from activists, Amnesty International, the National Association of Nigerian Students, and other citizens.
The prosecution counsel, Fidelis Ogbobe, on Friday said the first lady as the mother of the nation decided to drop the case following the intervention of well-meaning Nigerians.
Ruling on the matter, Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court, Abuja, commended Mrs Buhari for taking the “bold steps” to pardon the accused.
It would be recalled that Mohammed was arrested and detained on the orders of Aisha.
The 24-year-old had tweeted in June in Hausa that the First Lady was feeding fat on the money meant for the poor.
The tweet read: “Su mama Anchi Kudin Talakawa an koshi,” meaning, “Mama has fed fat on poor people’s money.”
