Paul Ibe, a spokesperson for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has described his former colleague, Segun Showunmi, as a hungry Almajiri with begging bowl.

In a post on X, he wrote, "My dear aburo @SegunShowunmi, I am shaking and trembling at your empty threat. I have my receipts on charlatans like you. Stripped of all embellishments, you are only powered by an Alternative Stomach Infrastructure. Your almajiri bowl is getting bigger by the day and is visible even to the blind! #elebiofebi.'

In response, Showunmi, who once served as spokesperson to Atiku, said he left the camp in 2025 "when I got tired of the lack of brain around the table."

This was as he slammed Atiku's new spokesperson , Paul Ibe, accusing him of dishing out a textbook case of reckless misinformation that continues to erode whatever credibility remains of the platform he represents.

In a statement , Showunmi said it is remarkable how consistently Ibe speaks with authority on matters he neither understands nor have access to.

"Presence in a media operation is not performance, and your record increasingly underscores that distinction," he said.

He said he had, until now, exercised restraint deliberately out of consideration for broader relationships tied to Atiku, his wife Titi Atiku Abubakar and their children. ,"Do not misread that restraint as incapacity or hesitation. It was a choice," Showunmi warned Ibe.

"Be advised: if you persist in circulating fabrications or inserting my name into narratives you cannot defend, I will respond in full. Not with rhetoric, but with verifiable facts, timelines, and context that will invite a level of scrutiny you are unlikely to withstand. Certainly unmask @atiku, let your head be correct.

"This is not a back-and-forth. It is a notice. Stay within the bounds of fact and responsibility or be prepared for a public accounting," he said.