Communities' clashes in Delta State, Nigeria, sparked off by the activities of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), has claimed about 15 lives in the area.
Youths of the troubled communities in
the Burutu Local Government Area of the state, angered by the oil-induced
trouble attempted to blow up a tank farm of the oil company on Tuesday this
week. The state government, in a bid to forestall further havoc has moved in
to beef up security especially to keep surveillance on oil installations in
the area.
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