Governor Shettima attacked by Political Thugs in Maiduguri
The convoy of Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, was on Sunday attacked by suspected political thugs in Maiduguri.
The chairman of the APC in the state, Ali Bukar Dalori, revealed this on Monday, accusing the former governor of the state, Ali Modu Sheriff, as the culprit behind the attack as he is at loggerheads with the incumbent governor.
According to Dalori, the attack took place at about 4.30pm while Governor Shettima and some of his aides were driving along the Sir. Kashim Ibrahim Way after a visit to different hospitals in the state capital, to offer support to patients. About 10 vehicles in the convoy of Shettima were smashed.
He said: “The thugs came out from a campaign office belonging to Sheriff and soon after the governor’s official vehicle had passed, the thugs went after vehicles in the convoy, smashing their windscreens.
”Soon after he was informed about the attack, Shettima was said to have restrained his security aides from attacking the thugs in order not to heighten tension in the state and compromise on-going counter insurgency operations.
“We live in Maiduguri; we are the people that stand to lose if peace is truncated. Our attackers live in Abuja, so they will not care if Maiduguri goes up in flames. The violence they are orchestrating is aimed at stopping the elections in Borno State but God will never allow evil to triumph over good.”
