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Police Deny Arresting Student For Insulting Aisha Buhari
The Jigawa State Police Command has said it has no hand in the arrest of a 500-level student of the Federal University, Dutse.
The student, identified as Aminu Muhammad, was reportedly arrested for posting a tweet apparently mocking the First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari.
The tweet, which was written in Hausa and accompanied by a photo of the first lady, read in English, “Mama has eaten poor people’s money and is now full.”
The student was arrested shortly after the tweet allegedly by officials of the Department of State Service.
The arrest caused a serious backlash from Nigerians against the service and the first lady on social media.
Contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu, said he was not aware of the arrest.
“We didn’t make the arrest. An arrest cannot be made in my area without me being informed,” he said.