Parents of a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Aminu Azare, who was apprehended for claiming that the wife of  President Muhammadu Buhari Aisha Buhari, was feeding fat on poor people’s money, has pleaded with the first lady to forgive and release their son. PREMIUM TIMES reports.Information Guide Nigeria

Mr. Azare, a final-year student of Environmental Management and Toxicology at the University, was arrested after a tweet he posted in June on the allegation against Mrs. Buhari, went viral five months later.

He attached a photo of Mrs. Buhari to the tweet.

Speaking to BBC Hausa on Monday, the uncle of the arrested student, Shehu Baba – Azare, said the family is pleading with the president’s wife to forgive their son.

He said the family had no knowledge of the arrest until five days later when their son’s colleague told them, he had not been seen for days.JAMB portal

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He said Mr. Azare was taken on 17 November and taken to Abuja, where he was reprimanded and tortured in the presence of Mrs. Buhari.

“The father did not know of the arrest… The following morning on Monday, Aminu (Mr. Azare) called his father through a security agent’s phone and informed him that he was being held in Abuja by security agents. He said he was taken to the State House, reprimanded, and beaten in the presence of the wife of the president, before he was taken to an unknown location and locked.NYSC portal

“The father later informed me that the university management (Federal University Dutse) called to inform him that they were not aware of the arrest,” Mr. Baba – Azare said.JAMB Result

The uncle said the family had been thrown into a state of confusion.

“Of course, we are disturbed. There are instances of such arrests that are still unresolved. We’re pleading with her to forgive our son because she is a mother too. Let her forgive and forget. We’re pleading with her,” Mr. Baba – Azare said.

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