They fled the war in Nigeria's northeast. Then bulldozers levelled their homes at a camp in Abuja
Hundreds of people remain homeless in Nigeria's capital of Abuja after losing their shanties to government bulldozers
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — On a breezy morning at the height of the dry season six months ago, Rifkatu Andruwus and her children were chatting in front of their house in a displacement camp in the heart of Nigeria’s capital. Suddenly, security forces stormed into the camp, followed closely by bulldozers.
The family of seven had just about half an hour to pack their belongings and leave before their shanty house and about 200 others were reduced to rubble.
“They sent people to come and tell us to pack,” said 66-year-old Andruwus. “Then they started demolishing.”
The Durumi camp for the displaced in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, had been home for Andruwus since her family fled the fighting 10 years ago between Nigerian security forces and Islamic extremists in the country’s northeast.
