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Communities Give Shell 2-Week Ultimatum [Nigeria]
The leadership of two oil-rich communities in Delta State have handed down a two-week ultimatum to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to embark on infrastructural development of their areas or stop oil exploration activities...The two communities...alleged that the management of SPDC and its contracting firm, Dresser-Rand Nigeria Ltd. were using the soldiers to torment and harass the hamlets and law abiding villagers.