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Shell oil spill 'devastates' Nigerians

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The oil giant Shell has admitted liability for two oil spills in Nigeria that caused devastation to waterways in the Niger delta, on which many fishing communities depend.

Martyn Day, a lawyer who has brought a class action case against Shell in the UK for the damage done, goes through the details.


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