London court rejects Nigeria pollution suit against Shell oil

A London court on Thursday sided with one of the largest companies in the world, in a lawsuit that accuses the company of polluting precious water and farmland in Nigeria for decades.


Two communities in the West African nation brought the suit against a Nigerian subsidiary of oil supermajor Royal Dutch Shell, claiming that years of oil spills in the Niger Delta have contaminated valuable life-sustaining resources there.

The case was taken before the High Court in London because the plaintiffs, fishermen and farmers in the communities of Ogale and Bille believe they cannot receive a fair trial in their home country.
  [upi.com]
26/1/17
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