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 Ogoni people get N45.9b compensation from Shell for oil spills

Anthony Iwuoma
Shell Petroleum Company has agreed to pay a sum of N45.9b to the people of Ogoni land, Rivers State, as compensation for the losses incurred during oil spills that ravaged their communities.


The  Federal High Court had ordered the monetary compensation ten years ago.
However, the oil giant has now agreed to pay the money to the people through their lawyer Chief Lucius  Nwosu.
Shell Petroleum Company through its lawyer Chief Aham Ejelamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria announced the decision to pay up the money while addressing Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal high court Abuja on Wednesday.

The senior lawyer sought order of Justice Mohammed to permit payment of the debt through the chief registrar of the court in a bank account to be opened for the purpose.

Final decision to pay up the money was endorsed by Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja

Although the oil company had sought to pay through the chief registrar of the court, it was eventually agreed that the amount be paid to the aggrieved people through their lawyer

The amount was awarded in favour of Ogoni people by Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Lagos division of the Federal high court on June 14. 2010 in his judgment in a suit filed by the Ogoni people.

However, the Ogonis waived the interest on the principal amount as concession agreed upon during reconciliation.

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