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Nigerian communities take Shell to court over decades of oil pollution
At least 1.5 million tons of crude oil has been spilt in the Niger Delta since 1958, writes PAVAN KULKANI
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NIGERIA has suffered hundreds of oil leaks and spills from Shell’s infrastructure in the country. Devastated by the contamination of their land and water sources, the Bille and Ogale communities have successfully put the oil giant in the dock at the London High Court after a decade-long struggle.
Unable to farm or fish without access to clean water, the communities, which have a combined population of about 50,000 people in the Niger Delta, accuse Shell of breaching their right to a clean and healthy environment guaranteed in the Nigerian constitution and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights.
“More than 10 years after these two Nigerian communities first brought their claims against Shell in the UK, our clients simply want Shell to clean up their pollution and compensate them for their loss of livelihood,” said Matthew Renshaw from Leigh Day, the legal firm representing them.
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