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Nigerian villagers will take on Shell in Supreme Court show-down
Kegbara-dere community oil spill, Ogoniland, Nigeria [Luka Tomac/Friends of the Earth International]

TENS of thousands of Nigerian farmers and fishermen have been granted permission to challenge oil giant Shell at the supreme court in London.

Villagers from the Niger Delta’s Bille and Ogale communities allege that oil leaks from Shell’s pipelines have polluted their land and water for decades.

They will argue that Shell’s headquarters in London is legally responsible for environmental failures by its subsidiary in Nigeria.

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