Out of control: oil company lambasted over failure to cap well spilling up to 20,000 bpd into Niger Delta

Billionaire's Aiteo Group calls in Boots & Coots to deal with blowout as locals pay the cost of top tier oil spill

Another spill: this photo was taken in March 2013 and shows part of the Niger Delta devastated by oil spills — Another spill: this photo was taken in March 2013 and shows part of the Niger Delta devastated by oil spillsPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX

Iain Esau

London

Niger Delta Bayelsa State Aiteo Group Nembe Creek Benedict Peters

Published 24 November 2021, 12:44Updated 1 December 2021, 14:55