Nigeria’s removal of Shell hailed

Shell’s removal from the controversial oil fields in Nigeria’s Ogoniland has been welcomed by the son of executed anti-pollution activist Ken Saro-Wiwa.

Ken Saro-Wiwa Junior, a spokesman for Nigeria’s president, told the BBC it was a sign that the government was listening to the Ogoni people.


Nigerian President Umaru Yar’adua said earlier that another company would replace Shell by the end of 2008.

Shell pulled out of Ogoniland in 1993 following community protests.

BBC