The claims of complicity by Shell in the death of Nigerian environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa were to be tested in a New York court. Instead, the oil company has offered a settlement of a $US15.5 “humanitarian gesture”.
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Shell pays $15.5m over Saro-Wiwa death
Shell has agreed to pay a settlement of $15.5m over the death of Nigerian environmental activist and writer Ken Saro-Wiwa in 1995, after they allegedly provided the Nigerian army with vehicles, patrol boats and ammunition used in the killing.
Shell goes to court over murder
Oil giant Shell is headed to court, standing accused of complicity over the 1995 murder of environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa.
