HRH KING BUBARAYE DAKOLO BATTLES SPDC IN $3b SUIT
A Federal High Court, sitting in Yenagoa Judicial Division, Yenagoa, yesterday, granted an application brought by HRH Bubaye Dakolo, Agada 1V, Ibenanowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom, Bayelsa in a three billion dollars suit against international oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), seeking leave to serve the defendants by substituted means.
Justice Ayo Emmanuel adjourned the matter for hearing to 22nd July.
Joined in the suit marked FHC/ YEN/ CS/81/2025 are seven defendants, including 1st defendant Shell Petroleum Development Company, 2nd Shell NV, 3rd Shell Plc, 4th Attorney General of the Federation,5th Nigeria Upstream Regulatory Agency, 6th Minister of Petroleum Resources and 7th Renaissance African Energy Ltd.
Among the plaintiff’s claims in a writ of summons: a dec...