Bashir Sheriff Machina, the All Progressives Congress candidate for the Yobe North Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections, has raised the alarm that his life is in danger since he refused to step down for Senate President Ahmad Lawan in his bid for a senatorial mandate.
His campaign organization revealed this in a statement released on Friday.
Machina’s life is being sought by some hoodlums, according to the campaign organization.
As a result, it urged security services to take the required precautions to ensure the safety of the Yobe APC senatorial candidate.
The statement reads: “Information at the disposal of Bashir Machina Campaign Organisation is that there is a security threat to the senatorial candidate of APC for Yobe North, Hon. Bashir Sheriff Machina, especially in relation to his refusal to relinquish his legally acquired ticket.
“Credible sources confirmed that some people want him arrested or at worst eliminated. They have resorted to employing diabolical means over unlawful means, in pressurising him to step down.
“We use this opportunity to notify the security agencies of this threat or likely breach of security around our senatorial candidate, we believe the security agencies will rise up to the occasion and take the threat seriously.
“As Campaign Organisation, we warned that the people behind his ordeal in the last four days should be held responsible if any mishap happens to him. By this notice, we are putting everybody on red alert.”
