Aisha Buhari, DSS and Aminu Adamu - Image Source: Peoples Gazette
First Lady, Aisha Buhari and the Department of State Services (DSS) are facing criticism over the arrest of a young Nigerian after a remark on Twitter.
Aminu Adamu, a student of the Federal University, Dutse,
Jigawa State, is in detention for commenting on Aisha’s weight.
In June 2022, the undergraduate tweeted “Su mama anchi kudin
talkawa ankoshi” (The mother has got fatter by eating masses’ money).
The post, which suggests President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife
benefited from alleged corrupt practices, generated many reactions.
Aminu’s friends said the tweet was in protest of the
eight-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The industrial action infuriated thousands of students so
much that they made comments, videos, and organised rallies against the
government.
After the revelation of Aminu’s ordeal by Peoples Gazette,
Nigerians are clamouring for his immediate trial or release.
The 23-year-old, arrested within campus around 12 noon on
November 8, was only allowed to speak to his father, Shalele Azare Adamu.
As of Sunday night, Aisha Buhari was trending on Twitter
with more than 60,000 mentions as users mount pressure on the authorities to
free the student.
Legal practitioner, Inibehe Effiong said it is petty,
ridiculous and unconstitutional for the DSS to hold a citizen for “mockery”.
Effiong insists Nigeria is not Iran, North Korea or China
and vowed that reckless abuse of power will not be tolerated.
The rights activist stated that Mrs Aisha Buhari should have
taken Muhammed to court for libel if she felt defamed.
Effiong said using the secret police to detain a youth “is
another evidence of the culture of crass impunity that pervades the Buhari
regime”.
“It is not acceptable to deploy state apparatus in such a
draconian and oppressive manner the way Mrs Aisha Buhari has done to settle
personal scores. The DSS has no jurisdiction in this case”, he added,
In one of his several reactions on the matter, Investigative
Reporter, David Hundeyin quoted a 2013 tweet by the APC United Kingdom verified
account.
“Death notice (2) Survived by GEJ (Ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan), Shepopotamus (Alleged reference to Patience Jonathan)…Funeral to be
held at Aso Rock. No sycophants or flowers please”, it reads.
Noting that the tweet was about a sitting First Lady, David
wrote: “The sky did not fall down. So please entirely miss me with anything you
have to say. Aisha Buhari’s bullying has not even started.”
@SadiqMaunde: “They arrested Aminu for trolling Aisha Buhari,
now thousands of Aminus emerged on Twitter. Nigerians are really uniting
against their oppressors, may we carry the same anger to the polls.”
@AishaYesufu: “Who is Aisha Buhari that an aggrieved citizen
cannot talk about? Those of you talking about her so called powers need to ask
yourselves whether you are citizens or slaves.”
@Oluomoofderby: “Aisha Buhari can use the DSS to arrest
someone who insulted her but the DSS can’t arrest the people who stoned and
burnt Deborah Samuel to death. Deborah’s killers are walking free in Sokoto
state. Nigeria is a lawless country.”
@firstladyship: “Aisha Buhari did not spare Aminu because he is Arewa, she sent the DSS to arrest him. What we are fighting against are the old guards who are united. 2023 is a class war between the political class & ordinary Nigerians.”
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