Shell faces trial over alleged misleading evidence in Nigeria oil spill case

Premium Times Nigeria | 10-09-2026 07:02pm |

A UK High Court has ruled that allegations that witnesses who testified for Shell during earlier proceedings gave false or misleading evidence can be examined ahead of the full trial of a long-running oil pollution case brought by two Niger Delta communities. The decision allows the claims to be scrutinised before the main trial proceeds. The case involves communities from the Niger Delta and concerns oil pollution. The ruling was reported by Premium Times Nigeria.

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