NANS Apologizes To Aisha Buhari Over Student’s Arrest, Demands Release From Detention
Category: Nigeria News
Condemnations had trailed the reported arrest of Mohammed over a tweet on the First Lady. Notable Nigerians including social activist, Aisha Yesufu, knocked Aisha for allegedly using her power against the student.
While initial reports were that Mohammed was arrested by the Department of State Services, NANS revealed that he was rather arrested by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, who traced Mohammed to Jigawa where he was picked up.
NANS in a statement on Tuesday by its President, Usman Barambu, apologized on behalf of the Nigerian students to the First Lady, while also calling for Mohammed’s release.
“The leadership of NANS received with concern the news of the unlawful arrest of Mohammed by the Nigeria Police on the instruction of Aisha Buhari.
Upon receiving the news, I, Mohammed’s family and friends swung into action to trace the whereabouts of Mohammed.
After some days of searching, we got the information that he was at the police unit in Wuse Zone 2. I met with Mohammed at the police custody.
“It was alleged that Mohammed some weeks back posted Aisha Buhari’s picture on Twitter with the caption “Su mama anchi kudin talakawa an koshi” (translated from Hausa to ‘the mother has gotten fatter by eating masses’ money’).
“Just like the normal way angry citizens have different ways of expression on the social media. On November 18, 2022, the police from Abuja tracked Mohammed to the Federal University Dutse and picked him without any written/verbal invitation or informing the school management or his family,” Barambu narrated.
“We want to, on behalf of all the Nigerian students, tender our unreserved apology to the First Lady Aisha Buhari, for the action of Mohammed which might have caused her and her family pains.
However, as leaders and public office holders, we must overlook some criticisms if we want to really forge ahead and do the right thing,” Barambu said.
“We demand a detailed explanation by the Nigeria Police on why they will go to the school premises and ‘kidnap’ a student without due process and took him straight to the Presidential Villa where he was brutalized which violates his fundamental human rights,” the statement said.
NANS said Mohammed had sustained various injuries and had not accessed any proper medical attention.
“We call on the police as a matter of national interest and urgency to release Mohammed unconditionally or be prepared to face the Nigerian students.
“However, we are calling on our teeming students to be careful and apply decorum in dealing with people especially our leaders. They should be mindful of what they post on social media.
“We want to inform the general public to be patient as we await response and actions from the Inspector General of Police on a letter earlier sent to his office,” the president added.
Weak students.. NANS is no longer what it’s used to be. How can they apologize to Aisha ? What did the boy say that is not true ?
ReplyDeleteIs she not actually getting fat on the masses’ money? What did she do to ensure lecturers are paid or for students to resume?
She deserves to be sentenced to jail for abuse of power. Nonsense
I don't understand this sort of HEADING !!
ReplyDeleteApologizing for what ?...
How can you apologize to the first lady for the arrest and torture of one from your constituency... You are supposed to have filed fundamental rights suit against the DSS or police whichever that abducted the young man....We are damn too timid and unreasonable in this country. In other climes, the office of the first lady will appear on TV to ask for forgiveness from the young man and Nigerians as a whole for the hardships being experienced, and explaining in a polite manner that she is not responsible for the current situation APC government has put Nigerians in....and nothing stopping her from offering to persuade her husband and the supposed ASO ROCK CABAL to fulfill their obligations to Nigerians masses in accordance with the oath of office they individually took when they took over power.... so starving and malnourished citizens won't feel shortchanged.
I'm surprised, that NANS neither knows it's responsibility to Nigerian students nor does it have slightest knowledge of what the constitution says....They should stop acting like no unschooled bunch, but should endeavour to look up / read the Chapter 4 of it, particularly section 39(1) .
Isn't this the reason why Nigerians believe that this present WATCH has no respect for the RULE of LAW ?