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Article

26 Oct 2001

Author:
Corporate Watch

Shell passes the buck in Nigeria

This week Shell announced that it is suing six Nigerian youths accused of occupying a Shell oil flow station in the Niger Delta on 27th September. The case, set to begin in court next week, has astounded oil campaigners...Shell’s own stated aim demonstrates the company’s lack of irony; a spokesman in London said last week, ‘We are the victim of frequent acts of vandalism and sabotage which is dangerous to human life and damages the environment. We have decided to take civil action against the individuals responsible for the acts of sabotage to send a signal that this kind of behaviour is not acceptable.’ Inhabitants of the Niger Delta have their own view of who is responsible for acts which are ‘dangerous to human life and damage the environment’ - the death and destruction resulting from Shell’s activities in the region and their use of the Nigerian military are well-documented.