Aisha Buhari has withdrawn her case against a final year student of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) Aminu Adamu aged 24.
Adamu, a student of studying Environmental Management was arrested by the police in Dutse for allegedly posting a defamatory tweet on his Twitter handle against Mrs Buhari.
The tweet posted in the Hausa language on June 8, 2022 translated to: “Mama is feeding fat on poor people’s money.”
Adamu who has been detained and allegedly tortured for two weeks in Abuja, was arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, where he pleaded not guilty and was remanded at Suleja prison in Niger State.
However, when the matter came up on Friday, the prosecution counsel, Fidelis Ogbobe told the court that Mrs Buhari, as the mother of the nation, decided to withdraw the case, following the intervention of well-meaning Nigerians.
He relied on Section 108 subsection 2(a) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act to move the application for the withdrawal of the case.
Ruling on the matter, Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court commended Mrs Buhari for taking the “bold steps” to forgive the accused.
He called on parents to always monitor their children to avoid recurrence.
