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After 13 years of legal battles, an appeals court in The Hague ruled that Shell’s Nigerian branch must pay out for leaks on land in two villages. Reuters pic
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THE HAGUE, Jan 29 A Dutch court today ordered Shell to compensate Nigerian farmers for oil spills that polluted swathes of their land in the Niger Delta.
After 13 years of legal battles, an appeals court in The Hague ruled that Shell’s Nigerian branch must pay out for leaks on land in two villages.
The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has said that the action plan being implemented by the Force to curb Sexual and Gender Based Violence, particularly all forms of abuse on women and children in the country, is yielding positive results.
The IGP made the affirmation following the arrest of five (5) members of a kidnap for ransom gang which specializes in the abduction of women and the girl child, sexually abusing them and obtaining ransom from their families before their release.
A statement released by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba said-The five (5) suspects were arrested by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team following massive manhunt by the Force for the perpetrators of the recent trend of abduction of women in some States in the South-South part of the country, especially Port Harcourt and its environs. The victims are subjected to series of sexual abuses and ransom demanded from their families before their release.
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A Dutch court on Friday ordered Shell to compensate Nigerian farmers for oil spills that polluted swathes of their land in the Niger Delta.
After 13 years of legal battles, an appeals court in The Hague ruled that Shell s Nigerian branch must pay out for leaks on land in two villages.
It also held the Anglo-Dutch parent company, Royal Dutch Shell, liable for installing new pipeline equipment to prevent further devastating spills. The court ruled that Shell Nigeria is liable for the damage caused by the spills. Shell Nigeria is sentenced to compensate farmers for damages, judge Sierd Schaafsma said.
Dutch court orders Shell to pay Nigerian farmers for oil leaks
By Danny KEMP and Antoine MOUTEAU with Joel Olatunde AGOI in Lagos LISTEN
JAN 29, 2021
The farmers first sued Shell in 2008 over pollution in their villages in southeastern Nigeria. By ADRIAN DENNIS (AFP/File)
A Dutch court on Friday ordered Shell to compensate Nigerian farmers for oil spills that polluted swathes of their land in the Niger Delta.
After 13 years of legal battles, an appeals court in The Hague ruled that Shell s Nigerian branch must pay out for leaks on land in two villages.
It also held the Anglo-Dutch parent company, Royal Dutch Shell, liable for installing new pipeline equipment to prevent further devastating spills.