Protesters Demanding For Roads, Water etc. Force Shell To Shut Down Escravos Flow Station

Reuters has reported that Royal Dutch Shell has shut down an Escravos crude oil flow station in the Niger Delta “after villagers demanding aid staged a protest”.

• Apparently, the group are protesting at the facility “shutting down power and water supplies as well as crude production to press Shell into providing community development funds, a common refrain in the neglected region which provides much of Nigeria’s oil output.”
• The protesters complained about Shell’s “neglect of its social responsibility of providing good roads, water and electricity for its host communities where none of these things exist.”
• Shell said it was “engaging” the Delta state government and community leaders too discuss the grievances and an ongoing power project for the area.
• Source – Reuters