Shell has agreed to pay about N7.146 billion to Nigerian farmers as a compensation for damages caused by pollution from oil pipeline leaks.
Rhis was agreed after negotiations between the oil company and campaign group, Friends of the Earth.
However, a joint statement from both parties revealed that the money is being given on the basis of “no admission of liability”.
The oil spills being compensated for happened between 2004 to 2006 and a Dutch court in 2021 ruled that Shell was responsible for the damage.
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Shell, however, argued that the leaks were as a result of sabotage.
The son of one of the farmers, Eric Dooh, said the compensation would go a long way in rebuilding the community.
“Thanks to this compensation we can build up our community once again. We can start to re-invest in our living environment,” he said.
The compensation would be going to communities in Oruma, Goi and Ikot Ada Udo.
