The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) state headquarters in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, has been cordoned off by the state government of Borno.
On Thursday, the Borno State Urban Development Management Board sealed the party's headquarters and some of its offices.
Dr Umaru Alkali, a candidate for governor of Borno State from the NNPP, verified this while speaking to reporters in Maiduguri.
He continued by saying that Hon. Attom Muhammad Maigira, the party's central senatorial candidate, was detained after accepting a police invitation and is currently incarcerated.
He claimed that police officers have stationed at the Party Secretariats in the Abbaganaram and Gidan Maradara area between Wednesday and Thursday to stop party members from entering their offices.
Newsmen who visited the Abbagannaram junction at exactly 11:30am cited dozens of anti-riot policemen and civilians joint task force (CJTF) stationed there with patrol vehicles.