She is the CEO of SWOT foundation and Model Orphanage Integrated School, Maiduguri.
This led to her setting up the Model Orphanage Integrated School in Maiduguri in 2018 to cater for orphans, widows and bereaved in Borno State.
[4] During the insecurity that affected Borno State especially at the time of the Chibok school girls abduction in 2014, against security reports, Shettima travelled to Chibok by road to console the parents of the school girls and offer moral support.
That action caused her to miss a meeting with the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, in Abuja.
[9][10] Shettima is an advocate for the fight against rape and drug abuse, imploring women to prioritize children's upbringing.