Nigerian Oil Spill Haunts Locals Four Years On

Author:
AlJazeera English
Publisher:
AlJazeera English
Publication Date:
4 August 2012
Tags:
Nigeria, Environment, Petroleum, Wildlife

In 2008, a spill caused by a fault in a Shell pipeline resulted in tens of thousands of barrels of oil polluting the Nigerian delta. While Shell has already admitted the environmental damage is their fault, four years on the oil still floats on Bodo's waters.

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