Shell told to pay Nigeria's Ijaw $1.5 billion

[muriel_volestrangler]

A Nigerian court has ordered oil giant Shell and its partners to pay $1.5bn to the Ijaw people of the Delta region.

The Ijaw have been fighting since 2000 for compensation for environmental degradation in the oil-rich region.

They took the case to court after Shell refused to make the payment ordered by Nigeria's parliament.
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Shell says it believes there is no evidence to support the claim, and will appeal against the ruling.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4746874.stm

With parliament, and now a court judgement, against them, maybe Shell really will lose for once.

[corporate_mike]

1. Shell can spend unlimited amount to fight and win in court

I doubt they'll pay anything

[Massacure]

2. Do you believe Nigeria's courts are actually as fair to justice as ours?

[cliss]

3. In a Nigerian court?

I doubt that. Shell had better take a close look at what's going on in Nigeria. The people are furious, and they feel like their natural resources are being stolen.

They've taken 9 hostages; 3 of them are Americans.

Shell can spend all it wants on court hearings. If it would spend a little bit on infrastructure and maybe train some Nigerians in management or give them a piece of the action, they wouldn't feel so resentful.

They'll just kick 'em out and confiscate the refinery for themselves.