Northern fundamentalists and puritans have attacked Aisha Buhari for shaking hands with a white man which they deemed is against the ethics of the Islamic religion.
Aisha Buhari in the alleged 'controversial' handshake
The wife of President, Aisha Buhari posted a picture of her in a handshake with a man in Belgium. As expected, northerners descended on her for the 'reckless' action.
It should be noted that a large section of the lslamic women from the northern part of the country are opposed to shaking hands with men other than their husbands. The action is adjudged flirtatious especially when taken by married women.
Some of the commenters defended the seemingly innocent handshake but they were outrightly outnumbered.
Aisha Buhari who has vastly grown in popularity following her controversial BBC Hausa Service interview was honoured in the European country by the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign & European Affairs, Minister Didier Reynders at the African Women's Forum on "Women's Role in Global Security".
Read how the drama played out below on her fan page: