Nigeria Rivers State to demolish more homes

London, 04 Nov-(ANA)-Amnesty International has warned hundreds of people – including many women and children – may be left homeless if plans to demolish their homes to make way for a commercial development go ahead.

Houses along the Njemanze Road in Port Harcourt are due to be demolished after

tenants were given seven days notice to vacate their homes and businesses.

Panic has now set into the community, with residents desperately trying to salvage what they can.

“Even our elderly fathers and children are on the street. We need help from the government,” said one local resident to Amnesty International.

“Many of the tenants have no where else to go and most are unable to afford the large deposit necessary to rent a new home,” said Erwin van der Borght, Director of Amnesty International’s Africa Programme. (ANA)

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