 River State Government Task Force visited several waterfront communities in the Diablo Axis of Porto Alcote, arbitrarily marked for demolition and told residents to vacate within seven days. This was in reference to Governor Wickey's crackdown on identified criminal hideouts in Porto Alcote Township and the Lobuche Axis of Diablo in its 2022 New Year's address. The victims expressed displeasure over the insensitivity of the state government towards the displaced people. Few days after the demolition of waterfront communities in the Diablo Axis of Porto Alcote, some victims said that they were now homeless and without food. Some of the affected women narrated their ideals to our correspondent who visited the area. Endurance Odudu, who is visually impaired, also explained how it's been difficult for him since the demolition. Some of the market women called on the government to reconsider its plans, adding that it was their financial status that relegated them to the area. To rent a shop now or go my one market, if you know 100 and something thousand, they know will give you space and yeah, now free, may they help us a bit with the pay some or some more money. I don't stay here now, I go 60 years, this water side now I stay grew, where my mackerels train me, I come out and this water side where you see like this. Now we come to build this house so that we can fix the year they get fish. The chairman of the coalition of civil society organizations in river state, NFR George, who condemned the incident said it is estimated that over 10,000 persons would be rendered homeless and driven into poverty by the loss of livelihoods and other hardships associated with homelessness and displacement. The people say they have breached into the governor to express their concerns and request an urgent audience with him to discuss how to address the issues.