Oil pollution from Shell’s operations in the Niger Delta is having a devastating impact on the communities living there. Thousands of oil spills have occurred over the 50 years of Shell’s operations. Despite the scale of the problem, Shell has failed to properly clean up oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
Two major oil spills in 2008 in Bodo, Ogoniland, continued for weeks before they were stopped. More than three years later, Shell has still not cleaned up. The lives of tens of thousands of people have been directly affected by the spills and the ongoing pollution.
