Aminu Adamu, a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, has regained his freedom after the first lady Aisha Buhari withdrew charges against him.
Mrs Buhari on Friday evening pulled back charges of cybercrime, cybersquatting, computer-related forgery, conspiracy and criminal breach of trust filed against him at an FCT High Court.
In photos which have gone viral, Adamu is flanked by a police officer and officials of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
On Friday, the prosecution counsel Fidelis Ogbobe, withdrawing the case on behalf of Mrs Buhari, said the first lady, being the mother of the nation, decided to withdraw the case, following the intervention of “well-meaning Nigerians.”
Moving a motion for the withdrawal of the case, Ogbobe cited section 108 subsection 2(a) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court commended Mrs Buhari for withdrawing the case.
Halilu called on parents to always monitor their children to avoid recurrence
According to a police report, Adamu was arrested at Federal University Dutse on November 18, 2022, after Mrs Buhari instructed a team of police detectives to track him down.
On Tuesday, the court remanded him in Suleja prison.
