Pollution: HOMEF rejects court dismissal of suit against Shell
Join the Premium Times WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You. Open in WhatsApp In a statement on Friday, the environmental advocacy organisation urged the Ekpetiama Kingdom to appeal the judgement, arguing that the Federal High Court in Yenagoa failed to determine the substantive issues raised in the case. Justice Ayo Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Yenagoa, dismissed the suit (marked FHC/YNG/CS/8/2025) on 17 July.
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Add us on Google The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has rejected the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the Ekpetiama Kingdom against Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other defendants over alleged decades of environmental pollution in Bayelsa State, calling the ruling a setback for environmental justice. Join the Premium Times WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You. Open in WhatsApp In a statement on Friday, the environmental advocacy organisation urged the Ekpetiama Kingdom to appeal the judgement, arguing that the Federal High Court in Yenagoa failed to determine the substantive issues raised in the case. Justice Ayo Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Yenagoa, dismissed the suit (marked FHC/YNG/CS/8/2025) on 17 July.
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