Nigeria: Oil spill investigations 'a fiasco' in the Niger Delta

Headline Title:  Nigeria: Oil spill investigations 'a fiasco' in the Niger Delta 03 August 2012 The investigation process into oil spills in the Niger Delta has been challenged today by Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD), as inconsistencies in Shell’s claims about sabotage were revealed.   Experts have examined evidence from the latest oil spill from Shell’s poorly maintained pipelines in the Bodo creek area and confirmed that it strongly indicates that the leak is due to corrosion of the pipeline. However,…

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