Shell in Bodo spill payout

Shell has agreed to pay £55 million ($83.4 million) in compensation for oil spill damage to a Nigerian community after finalising an out-of-court settlement to end a protracted legal dispute.

Lost livelihoods: Bodo resident John Sunday Belbari standing on the spot that used to be his fishponds
Lost livelihoods: Bodo resident John Sunday Belbari standing on the spot that used to be his fishponds
Published 6 January 2015, 14:54Updated 7 January 2015, 07:55
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