Nigeria, April 3 -- A few weeks ago, Niger Delta king, Godwin Bebe Okpabi, leader of the Ogale community in Ogoni land, sued Shell for what he described as decades of oil pollution and destruction of livelihoods. He is demanding a clean environment and compensation worth about £88 million. The case started initially around 2016 in Nigeria. He insists that leakages from oil exploration and exploitation in his community have led to devastating effects on the livelihoods of community members, whose farmland and drinking water have been polluted, leading to health afflictions. The case is now being heard in London.

Shell and the Ogoni people share a contentious history. Especially since a chain of crisis led to the murder of four promin...