Ogoni ethnic group in Rivers State has backed the people of Kula Kingdom, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the state, in their bid to quit Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), from Operating Oil Mining Lease, OML25, threatening to mobilise 7,000 Ogoni women to support their counterparts in Kula to sustain the occupation of the oil field.
The Conscience of Ogoni People (COGP), which disclosed this in Port Harcourt, yesterday, also cautioned the state government to steer clear of OML25, adding that the issue of ownership of the oil field was still pending before the Supreme Court.
Hundreds of women from Kula have for two years occupied the OML25 platform operated by Shell over injustice and marginalisation, insisting that Shell must leave the area. Read more