Student Accused Of Defaming First Lady Aisha Buhari

Nigerians are getting more upset because a college student was arrested and charged with slandering President Muhammadu Buhari's wife on Twitter.

In the charge sheet, prosecutors said that Aminu Adamu Mohammed posted a picture of Aisha Buhari and wrote words in the Hausa language that, roughly translated, accused her of theft.

The 23-year-old was accused of spreading false information by the government.

Defamation was a charge against him, but his lawyer said that he denied it in court.

The student's last exams are set to start on Monday.

Since he is still in jail, it is not clear if he will be able to do so.

His lawyer, Chijioke Kingsley Agu, told the BBC that he had asked for bail and that he hoped it would be decided within 48 hours.

Mrs. Buhari has been asked in public by Mr. Mohammed's parents to forgive him. She and the police haven't said anything about the case yet.

Reports say that Mr. Mohammed was arrested earlier this month, but he didn't show up in court until Tuesday.

The prosecutors said the rough English translation of the Hausa phrase in his tweet was “Mama has embezzled monies meant for the poor”.

Mr Mohammed could be sentenced to a maximum of two years in prison if convicted.