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A BBC investigation reveals that Shell ignored repeated warnings about problems and corruption in the clean-up of oil-polluted areas in southern Nigeria’s Ogoniland.
Despite claims that the $1bn project is progressing well, evidence shows mismanagement, including fraudulent contracts, falsified lab results, and inflated costs. Locals continue to suffer from contaminated water and destroyed livelihoods.
Shell denies wrongdoing, blaming sabotage and theft, but a civil trial is set to begin in London, with communities holding Shell accountable for pollution between 1989 and 2020.
