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Oil Change International, in solidarity with civil society organizations in the Niger Delta, condemns in the strongest terms the Nigerian government’s plans to resume oil production in Ogoni land. This decision disregards the longstanding environmental destruction, economic hardship, and social injustices endured by the Ogoni people due to decades of exploitative oil operations. Rather than addressing these historical grievances, the government is choosing a path that will deepen the suffering of communities already devastated by the toxic legacy of extractivism.

German police used overwhelming force and violence against the protesters at the RWE-funded coal mine, with about 20 being injured and taken to hospital.

Last Friday, in an historic judgement, Shell’s day finally came. A Dutch court ordered that Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary pay compensation for oil spills in the Niger Delta that stretch back decades.  Do not underestimate this moment.

To do anything less than stopping all public money to fossil fuels dishonors the memory and sacrifices of Saro-Wiwa, the Ogoni 9, and countless others who have risked and lost their lives to defend their lands and communities.