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Few weeks to general elections, tension in Rivers State has escalated, as campaign materials of parties are destroyed.
Some of the vandalised billboards sighted by The Guardian belong to Social Democratic Party (SDP), All Progressives Congress (APC), Accord Party and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Most APC billboards, whose governorship candidate is Tonye Cole, located in Umuokpurukpu in Omuma Council of the state, Uyeanda in Andoni, Chokocho and Egwi in Etche Council have been vandalised.

Similarly, SDP campaign billboards and posters with the pictures of its governorship candidate, Magnus Abe, in 23 councils of the state, have been destroyed.

Accord Party’ standard bearer, Dumu Lulu-Briggs, is not left out, as his campaign materials were equally destroyed.

Campaign materials of Siminialayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also suffered the same fate, as campaign materials situated in Etche Council were vandalised,

Efforts to confirm why the police have not been able to prevent the destruction was unsuccessful as the spokesperson for the Rivers command, Grace Iringe Koko, failed to respond to calls put across to her.