Lagos, June 20, 2025 (AFP) - Nigerian monarch wants $12 bn for clean-up before Shell exit

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2025-06-20

An influential traditional chief in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta on Friday demanded that Shell pay $12 billion for environmental pollution before it leaves the region. Bubaraye Dakolo of the Ekpetiama Kingdom appeared before a federal high court in the southern city of Yenagoa demanding reparations for clean-up after decades of environmental damages by Shell, according to a statement by a coalition of civil society groups. Farming and fishing c......

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