Old pictures/video in circulation: Governor Zulum, Shettima never visits DCP Abba Kyari says Gusau

Old pictures/video in circulation: Governor Zulum, Shettima never visits DCP Abba Kyari says Gusau

Following the suspension of DCP Abba Kyari in order to face the panel of inquiry over his allergies involvement in the Hushpuppi’s saga, a video on Monday has emerged and circulating alleging that the Borno state governor Professor Babagan Umara Zulum and his predecessor had visited DCP Abba Kyari at his residence.

But Malam Isa Gusau, spokesman of the Borno state governor, Professor Babagan Umara Zulum and former governor on Wednesday clarifies on the video in circulation, which according to him was mischievously is attempting to smear the governor and his predecessor, senator Kashim Shettima.

According to Gusau, the video in circulation was rather an event that occurred on June 30, 2021, long before the indictment of the embattled DCP Abba Kyari by the FBI in the case of Hushpuppi currently trading.

Explaining further Gusau said, that video was when Shettima returns to the country after being rumoured to have died in the United Kingdom where he went to spend holidays with her family.

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He observed that as the tradition of the Borno people when there are such rumour people paid empathy visit to offer prayers and encourage the one who such rumour was said about and DCP Abba Kyari was one of such who paid empathy visit to the former governor, which is a sign of respect.

“The same video falls into the hands of mischief makers who decided to use it for their selfish gains. I decided to make this clarification because Abba Kyari who promised to issue the clarification himself did not do so, more than four hours after making the promise.

“A video in circulation was recorded by some associates of Abba Kyari at the residence of Senator Kashim Shettima in Abuja on June 30, 2021, when Abba Kyari paid an empathy visit to Shettima following the mischievous circulation of rumours that the Senator had died in the UK.

“Kyari himself had shared the same video on his verified Facebook wall on June 30, shortly after he visited Shettima.

” Kyari who hails from Borno State and in Shettima’s constituency visited the former Governor to wish him well like many others had visited the Senator during the time. ” He said

Gusau released a video of some sympathizers who had also visited the Senator the same period, which showed the senator receiving them in his house, the same place being described as Abba Kyari’s house.

Gusau also pointed observers to take note of the TV behind Zulum and Abba Kyari with a CNN breaking news on the release of American Comedian-actor, Bill Cosby, which, as can be verified by anyone online, happened on June 30, 2021.