On Thursday, Shell accepted that its presence in Nigeria had inadvertently fed poverty, violence and corruption in a published survey of its ethical and environmental record.
The company also acknowledged it was "difficult" to operate ethically in the Niger Delta, where conflict has surged periodically since the early 1990s, and said its attempts at community development had been "less than perfect".
Aljazeera article
The company also acknowledged it was "difficult" to operate ethically in the Niger Delta, where conflict has surged periodically since the early 1990s, and said its attempts at community development had been "less than perfect".
Inadvertent. Right. And totally uncondoned.
A class action suit being prepared over the coming months will accuse the company and its directors of supporting military operations by Nigeria's former government against Ogoniland separatists in the Niger Delta more than 10 years ago.
The public relations crisis over Nigeria last came to a head in 1995, when Shell was linked by international campaigners to the military government's execution of author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa.
But as recently as January this year the charity Christian Aid criticised the firm for slow and inadequate oil spill clean-ups, badly thought-through education, health and infrastructure projects that never got off the ground.
The NGO also criticised Shell for for making "stay-at-home" payments to Nigerian youths in an attempt to keep them from disrupting its activities.
The public relations crisis over Nigeria last came to a head in 1995, when Shell was linked by international campaigners to the military government's execution of author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa.
But as recently as January this year the charity Christian Aid criticised the firm for slow and inadequate oil spill clean-ups, badly thought-through education, health and infrastructure projects that never got off the ground.
The NGO also criticised Shell for for making "stay-at-home" payments to Nigerian youths in an attempt to keep them from disrupting its activities.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
