Africa report

Nigeria: in Port Harcourt, 20,000 people expelled without warning

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Housing in a neighborhood of Port Harbourt, Nigeria.

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By: Liza Fabbian

In Nigeria, 20,000 people are demanding justice after the destruction of several poor neighborhoods in the city of Port Harcourt on January 29.

In his New Year's speech, the local governor accused these waterfront communities of being hideouts for criminals.

A few weeks later, their inhabitants were evicted without notice, their houses reduced to crumbs by the diggers.

• Nigeria