Why oil production in Ogoniland is still not Possible
Shortly after the November 10 hangings of 1995, Shell Oil
Company setup an Ogoni Re-entry department to help the company break the Ogoni
resistance and pave way for the resumption of oil mining in the area. That was
Shell’s immediate response to the plight of the Ogoni people after the brutal
killings of 9 leaders by the Nigerian government in 1995. The government and
Shell had thought that Saro-Wiwa’s killing will frustrate the Ogoni and ease
the resumption of oil mining in Ogoniland. That was not to be as the people
have consistently and persistently held on to the oil till date except in cases
where agents of Shell have been reported to be stealing the Ogoni oil.
