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The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has called for stronger penalties against oil companies and businesses whose operations pollute the environment. President of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke, who made the call in a statement issued on Sunday to mark this year’s World Food Day, said pollution has significantly reduced community capacity for food production in societies where legislation has been tolerant of reckless business practices that harm the environment.

Prosecute Shell, Other Oil Companies Polluting, Destroying Oil-Rich Ogoni Land, MOSOP Tells Nigerian GovernmentPresident of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke, who made the call in a statement issued on Sunday to mark this year’s World Food Day, said pollution has significantly reduced community capacity for food production in societies where legislation has been tolerant of reckless business practices that harm the environment.

President of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke, who made the call in a statement issued on Sunday to mark this year’s World Food Day, said pollution has significantly reduced community capacity for food production in societies where legislation has been tolerant of reckless business practices that harm the environment.

According to him, the region has been wrecked by poverty and hunger due to dwindling food production capacity, accelerated by massive crude oil pollution from the activities of the Shell Petroleum Development Company , Nigeria's subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell.Nsuke said the Nigerian government has not done enough to curb the seeming liberty of oil firms to pollute indigenous environment and native lands as there are little or no consequences to deter these actions.

 

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Nobody os even talking about ogoni land sef

The Royal Niger Company was chartered by Britain to take over Nigeria. They succeeded when Biafra & other tribes without representation were forcefully amalgamated in 1914. SHELL OWNS Nigeria Today, we can ONLY breath in black sooth & dying of diseases our grandparents never knew

Na now una dey wake up? Hold Asari and Tompolo responsible.

You the people are the government , call you reps to order let themstop taking brown envelops and do thier jobs . One legislature sweepingly taking 60% of the NASS can crush shell !

Impossible 😂😂😂

na only ogoni get oil for Niger Delta,make we hear word

Hah! We are told that shell has stopped oil exploration and exploitations in Ogoni land how come the recent trend?

And shell is not owned by Nigerians

You are likely to get justice in the UK than in Nigeria. That's the shithole Trump was talking about.

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