Oil giant Shell agrees to pay millionaire redress to a community in Nigeria for oil spills in the 1970’s
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https://financialtribune.com/articles/energy/8508/shell-to-pay-835m-for-nigeria-oil-spill
On 12 August 2021, the gigantic multinational oil company Shell agreed to pay an amount of 95 million pounds to communities in the southern region of Nigeria for having spilt thousands of tons of oil during more than 20 years, causing an increasing level of environmental degradation. The discussions around Shell’s culpability for the devastating damages to the Nigerian communities were running at Nigerian Courts since 2010, with a constant resistance of the company, who had repeatedly challenge the rulings. However, last week it accepted the conviction of the Abuja High Court. The lawyer representing the Ejama-Ebubu communities in Rivers State, Lucius Nwosu, confirmed and celebrated the decision by stressing that "This decision follows the determination of this community to get justice". Although the Anglo-Dutch firm has accepted to redress the victims with financial compensation, once more it claimed that oil spills were caused by third parties during Nigeria's 1967-1970 civil war, during which many pipelines and infrastructure were damaged. For further information, please visit: https://www.africanews.com/2021/08/12/justice-at-last-shell-agrees-to-pay-110m-over-oil-spills-in-nigeria/
