Court strikes out 12 suits against Aiteo
Punch Newspapers Sections Daniels Igoni Yenagoa A Bayelsa State High Court presided over by Justice Lucky Boufini, on Thursday, struck out 12 suits filed against Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company Limited by surveillance contractors working at its Nembe Creek oilfield in the state. The surveillance contractors, who are members of the indigenous oil company’s host communities at Opu Nembe in the Nembe Local Government Area, had instituted the cases against Aiteo for allegedly breaching contract terms. The 12 cases were separately assigned suit numbers NHC/1/2020 to NHC/12/20...