A Dutch Court in 2021 ordered the international company to pay the claimants compensation over the oil spills that took...
, an international energy company, has accepted to pay €15 million in compensation to three Nigerian farmers and their villages in Niger Delta.
A Dutch Court in 2021 ordered the international company to pay the claimants compensation over the oil spills that took place in the villages between 2004 and 2007.A statement on Friday in Benin by the Media Head, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria , described the historic victory at the courts and the acceptance of Shell to do the needful as a victory for all.
Chima Williams, a counsel in the case and the Executive Director of ERA/FoEN, said the resilience of the farmers and the communities, was a model that would galvanise other impacted communities in the region and elsewhere. “Furthermore, if Shell can do this, it means that there is no hiding place for any corporate polluter as they may run, but cannot hide from the long arms of the law,” he said.
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