Slum demolition plan ups tension in Nigeria oil hub:
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Plans to demolish waterside slums in Nigeria's oil hub of Port Harcourt risk leaving tens of thousands of people homeless and could spark protests in the volatile city before elections next year.
The government of Rivers State, one of the three main states in the oil-producing Niger Delta, wants to tear down shanty towns in the Waterfront district of Port Harcourt as part of an urban regeneration programme launched last year.
Human rights group Amnesty International warned in a report on Thursday that the planned evictions and demolitions would leave more than 200,000 people in danger of homelessness.
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