Ogoni Community Drags Shell To Court Tony Ita Etim, Port Harcourt The Goi Community in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, has sued Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), and some others, over claims of exclusion from the recent payment of a 55million Pounds Sterling compensation to residents of Bodo Community. In Suit N0. FHC/PH/CS/132/2015, instituted at the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, the community is claiming that it should not have been excluded from the compensation payment since it was also affected by the oil spill for which compensation was paid. Other defendants in the suit include, United Nations Development Programme (UNEP), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Hydrocarbon Pollution Restoration Programme (HYPREP), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Federal Ministry of Environment (FME), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Inspector General of Police (IGP), National Oil Spill Detection Agency (NOSDRA) and Nige...