Villagers shut down Shell oil facilities in Nigeria

by peoplepower

Wed, Oct 25, 2006 11:03AM

Shell said in statement that members of the Kula community living near Shell's Ekulama 1, Ekulama 2 and Belema oil pumping stations invaded the facilities Wednesday, accusing the oil giant of failing to meet the terms of an agreement to provide them aid.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Angry villagers in Nigeria stormed and seized three Shell oil platforms Wednesday in the volatile Niger Delta, forcing oil production to be shut down at each one, a spokesman for the oil company said.

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