Shell Pipeline Oil Spill Devastates Nigerian Farming and Fishing Communities

A new oil spill from a Shell pipeline in Nigeria has contaminated farms and a river, damaging livelihoods in fishing and farming communities.
The spill came from Shell's Trans-Niger Pipeline, which still operates in Ogoniland despite Shell ending production there 20 years ago following protests over environmental damage.
Though the spill's size is unknown, activists describe it as "major" and published images show polluted land, oil-covered water, and dead fish.
While containment efforts have started, treating the impacts to farms and the Okulu River has stalled, according to Nigeria's oil spill response agency.
Spills are common in the Niger Delta due to pipeline leaks, vandalism, and neglect, highlighting the human and environmental costs of Nigeria's oil industry.