After a long battle between the
Bodo community and Oil giant Shell’s over long-overdue compensation on havoc
done on their livelihood by oil spills, the devastated community finally receives their pay out after court
ruled.
Niger Delta is an important
victory for the victims of corporate negligence, said Amnesty International and
the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development today.
Six years after two oil spills destroyed thousands of livelihoods in the Bodo area, legal action in the UK has driven Shell to make an out-of-court settlement of £55m to compensate the affected community. The £55m will be split between £35m for 15,600 individuals and £20m for the community.
“While the pay-out is a long awaited victory for the thousands of people who lost their livelihoods in Bodo, it shouldn’t have taken six years to get anything close to fair compensation,” said Audrey Gaughran, Director of Global Issues at Amnesty International.
Six years after two oil spills destroyed thousands of livelihoods in the Bodo area, legal action in the UK has driven Shell to make an out-of-court settlement of £55m to compensate the affected community. The £55m will be split between £35m for 15,600 individuals and £20m for the community.
“While the pay-out is a long awaited victory for the thousands of people who lost their livelihoods in Bodo, it shouldn’t have taken six years to get anything close to fair compensation,” said Audrey Gaughran, Director of Global Issues at Amnesty International.
Read more: Nigeria: Long-awaited victory as Shell
finally pays out £55 million over Niger Delta oil spills
Photo credit: Amnesty international
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