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27th April 2022
In April 2022, BBC West Africa correspondent Mayeni Jones meets an oil thief kingpin, as well as an exuberant local politician, taking on this illegal business and treks deep into the forests of the Niger Delta to visit an underground refinery.
The story of fossil fuel giant, Shell, and the people who pay the price for oil.
When oil company, Shell D’Arcy first struck black gold in Nigeria in the 1950’s, there were celebrations in the creeks of the Niger Delta. Many of the locals had no idea what this thick black substance was, but it would go on to shape their lives and those of everyone in the region for decades to come.
Today, Niger Deltans have been engaged in prolonged court battles against Shell around the world. How did this oil giant go from being welcomed in the region to being sued by its inhabitants?
In this four part series, BBC West Africa Correspondent Mayeni Jones tells the story of how oil changed the fate of Nigeria.
Source: BBC
