Suspected police officers dispersed teargas canisters into the premises of Port Harcourt primary school where local government elections were underway in Rivers.
Police officers, on Saturday, reportedly disrupted the local government election at Elekahia Primary School, Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital.
Earlier, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission commenced distribution of sensitive materials to LGAs for the conduct of the election.the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress faction led by Tony Okocha, the ex-chairman of the APC caretaker committee in the state, hours before commencement of the election.There has been palpable tension in Rivers due to the prolonged turf war between Siminalayi Fubara, the governor, and Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory .
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