Sale Of US$2.4 Billion Offshore Assets: Shell Must Not Be Allowed To Wash Its Hands Of Damages Caused By Oil Spills, AI Tasks FG

The Head of Business and Human Rights of Amnesty International, AI, Mark Dummett, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria, not to allow multinational oil and gas company, Shell, to wash its hands of the problems caused by decades of oil spills in the Niger Delta.

Fresh Angle International can report that Dummett, made the demand in a terse statement released on the X handle of Amnesty International, few minutes ago, amid developing reports that Shell  has put up its Nigerian Onshore assets for sale at US$2.4 billion.

Reacting to Shell's sale of its onshore oil business in Nigeria for up to US$2.4 billion, Mark Dummett, Amnesty International's Head of Business and Human Rights, said:

"For decades oil spills have damaged the health and livelihoods of many inhabitants of the Niger Delta.

"Shell has earned billions of dollars from this business and it must make sure that its withdrawal does not have negative human rights and environmental consequences. We are calling for effective remedy for people whose rights have long been abused.

"Shell should not be allowed to wash its hands of the problems and leave, and we urge the Nigerian government to require Shell to provide a full assessment of existing pollution and the current state of its infrastructure. This information needs to be shared with affected communities.

"Nigeria's government must ensure local inhabitants' concerns about the sale are fully appraised and addressed, and uphold and protect the human rights of its citizens, including their rights to an adequate standard of living, clean water and health."

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