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Will shell bring oil spill to justice in Niger Delta?

It will be answering to 13,000 people from the Ogale and Bille communities in the Niger Delta, whose homes and local environments have been polluted by oil spilling out of Shell¡¯s oil pipes ¨C it¡¯s the latest step in a 9-year legal fight. Unsurprisingly, Shell is fighting this attempt to bring it to justice in court.

What did shell say about Niger Delta pollution?

The Niger Delta communities of more than 40,000 people say decades of pollution have severely affected their lives, health and local environment. The oil giant had argued it was only a holding company for a firm that should be judged under Nigerian law. Shell described the legal ruling as disappointing. What does the ruling say?

How long does it take to clean up pollution in the Niger Delta?

In 2011 the UN concluded it would take 30 years to clear up the vast amounts of pollution in the Niger Delta. The Ogale community of about 40,000 people are mostly fishermen or farmers who rely on Ogoniland's waterways. But pollution has all but destroyed fishing, turning their lush home into a toxic wasteland.

Will Nigeria clean up the Niger Delta?

By Ishaq Khalid, BBC News, Lagos The Niger Delta pollution has continued despite years of promises by successive governments in Nigeria to clean it up. In 2016 President Muhammadu Buhari launched an ambitious clean-up operation in Ogoniland. The work is ongoing but residents say little progress has been made.