Shell is a global energy production company. It has more that 104,000 employees in more than 110 countries. It helps demand of economic energy demand.
The Niger Delta is a river system and has farmland occupied by 6 million ethnic minorities. It is the most important wetland in the world and also an area rich in oil.
Shell spent 220 million on roads health clinics and education in the Niger delta region n just one year and a further 100 million of environmental projects in return they made a deal with the government to posses the oil reserve.
The Nigerian education suffered greatly from the government dept. as today 6 million children dont attend school and the literacy rate is 67%.
Nigeria delta i in great dept to the world bank, last year shell contributes 25 million to the economy but the government as in 10 million deficit.
The Agoni tribe are inhabitants of the delta and live of the land agriculture. Shells oil extraction lead to the scaring of their land and farm land decreasing their standard of living. The government killed 80 people who protested against shell.
Ken saro wiva was a member of the Agoni people whos land was being targeted for oil extraction since 1950 and the land has suffered from environmental damage.
IN 1995 Ken was Killed due to his apposition of shell.
(Boyycott shell) and he was a critic of the Nigerian government as he was fighting for his land for 30 years. He did non violent protest against shell as a president for a (survival of the Agoni people )
The oil industry earns millions a year and leaves rust pipelines , and contaminated air and water damage to crops due to open gas flares.
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