Nigeria: Another Bodo oil spill: Another flawed oil spill investigation in the Niger Delta

Index AI : AFR 44/037/2012
Date de publication : 3 août 2012
Catégorie(s) : Nigeria

This briefing paper focuses on the investigation into the cause and extent of the June 2012 Bodo oil spill. Oil spill investigations in the Niger Delta have been repeatedly criticized because they are controlled by the oil companies, because they lack transparency and because systemic flaws in the process have never been addressed. The oil spill investigation at Bodo highlights several of the systemic challenges and the impact on the human rights of affected communities.