Mr Lawan did not participate in the primary. Bashir Machina, who contested the primary and won, has been challenging the party’s determination to misappropriate his mandate.
Mr Onyeuko said that the troops had on June 12, encountered the terrorists while clearing their enclave in Gazuwa in Bama Local Government Area of Borno.
The ruling party appeared to have relied on a clause that mandated primary contenders to withdraw from a race voluntarily or be arbitrarily substituted by the party.
The Borno Police Command says it has arrested 80-year-old Saleh Bukar for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl.
The police commissioner said that a suspected notorious kidnapper was also arrested by a team of local hunters at Norkoli village in Chibok Local Government Area.
The military said that the troops of 26 Task Force Brigade on patrol around Ngoshe, in Borno on Tuesday, intercepted Ms Ngoshe and her son.
“Ari Mustapha of Mairari village in Konduga reported that some gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents invaded his home and kidnapped his two daughters.”
Mr Zulum reiterated his administration’s commitment to supporting persons displaced by the insurgency to ensure their safe and dignified resettlement.
Ibrahim Kashim, who had been seen as a placeholder for Mr Mohammed, announced he was no longer interested in running for governor just days after winning the ticket.
