I wrote a guest blog for Greenpeace UK today about Shell’s recent statement regarding its financial relationships with militant groups. I’d really like to hear your thoughts on the issue.
A recent video published online shows a Shell executive admitting that the oil giant could easily be funding what he describes as “warlords” and militants in Nigeria. You can watch the video here, (see 57mins – 1hr). The admission comes soon after the announcement that 11,000 Nigerians are due to take Shell to court in London over two major oil spills in the town of Bodo in 2008 to 2009. Shell has refused to pay adequate compensation for the destruction caused to the environment and livelihoods of local residents.
The new video shows the Managing Director of Shell Nigeria, Mutiu Sunmonu, speaking in central London on 9 February 2012. During the question and answer session, Tom Burgis of the Financial Times asks Mr. Sunmonu about the company’s financial relationships with armed militant groups in the Delta. Mr. Sunmonu responds:
Related posts:
- Report ties Shell to human rights abuse, environmental destruction in Niger Delta
- Legal Oil, Ethical Oil and Profiteering in the Niger Delta and the Canadian North
- Breaking: Shell admits liability for 2 oil spills in Nigeria
- IRIN news: Gas flares still a burning issue in the Niger Delta
- Oil spills & military collusion continue in Niger Delta as Exxon’s offshore fields go down
thank you for your excellent and authoritative writing and also for your wonderful art and openness to art in the service of social justice.
TERISA E TURNER