Hundreds of demonstrators occupied a facility in Nigeria of the oil giant Shell,
asking that the company divest the business. A community leader reported today. “We want Shell to deliver the station business to
Belema oil company, because it appreciates our needs, ”community leader Godson Egbelekro said. Demonstrators from the Kula and Belema communities of southern Nigeria
they declare that they have lived in poverty for decades, while oil and gas enrich only the owners and employees of multinationals. The security guards of the plant they did not attempt to disperse the crowd. The station, owned by a local Shell subsidiary, powers its Bonny Light terminal, which produces 225000 barrels per day, with crude oil. The spokesman for the company subsidiary denied the protesters' allegations and said the company is working to resolve the situation.
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