Mischief makers, working for a powerful politician have re-launched an aggressive plot to smear the image of Governor Kashim Shettima, Borno Integrity Group (BIG), has said.
Speaking through one of its leaders, who also doubles as the secretary of the group, Shettima Bukar Gamboru, the group said the smear campaign was all in an attempt to wrest power at “all cost, in 2015.”
According to him, to drive home the smear campaign, the services of a Kaduna-based publisher of a magazine had been employed.
“And already, they have come up with a fictitious edition trying to mislead the people of Borno State on fabricated circumstances that led to the unfortunate murder of then All Nigerian Peoples Party  (ANPP) governorship candidate, Fannami Gubio prior to the 2011 elections.
“The magazine fails to take into account the fact that Gubio was killed while Ali Modu Sheriff was governor and Chief Security Officer of Borno State, under whose tenure, serial killings went on freely in the city of Maiduguri, where Gubio and many others were conveniently killed at various times.
“The whole plot against Shettima is an exercise in futility which was designed by a drowning group to have innocent people join them as they march towards the dustbin. The people of Borno State cannot be deceived by anyone.
“We therefore call on Governor Kashim Shettima not to be distracted by all the latest plots but to focus on his laudable efforts of active collaboration with security agencies and youth volunteers to end the Boko Haram crisis while at the same time supporting victims and  rebuilding affected communities,” the group added.

‘Mischief makers renew smear plots against Shettima’