The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the detention of Aminu Adamu over an alleged defamatory post made against the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari.
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Recall that Aminu, a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, was last week, picked up by security operatives and whisked to Abuja over comments on Aisha’s weight.
He was arraigned on Tuesday before the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court No. 14 and was later remanded in prison.
Reacting, NANS President, Usman Barambu, in a statement on Thursday, demanded the unconditional release of the student of the Federal University Dutse.
He also announced a nationwide protest for Monday, December 5, 2022.
“Sequel to the exhaustion of all options available to us before confrontation in seeking the freedom of one of us who was arrested in questionable manner, tortured, molested, harassed and detained by agents of government, you are hereby notified of the decision of the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students to proceed on a nationwide protest,” the NANS president said in a statement released on Thursday
“We have consulted and consolidated and neither yielded desirable results in seeking the freedom of AMINU ADAMU MUHAMMED, student of the Federal University Dutse hence the protest shall commence as follows:
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“Monday 5th, December 2022, nationwide protest. Please note that the demonstration shall continue until he is released unconditionally.
“The protest is against the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba and wife of the president, Aisha Mohammed Buhari.”
