SHELL’S MURDEROUS MEDDLING IN NIGERIA

On 10 November 1995, Nigeria’s military regime under General Sani Abacha executed nine Indigenous environmental organisers known as the Ogoni 9. They were targeted for defending Ogoni land from the ecological destruction caused by major oil companies, particularly Shell. Many believe Shell played a role in corrupting court officials to secure the group’s controversial convictions. Thirty years later, the company still faces legal challenges over its reckless operations, which have devastated local fishing communities. Not long after the executions, Shell announced a massive multi-billion-dollar gas projectinNigeria.