Shell says checking claim that Nigerian Escravos oil facility shut by protestors

By Anamesere Igboeroteonwu ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is checking a claim by a group of Nigerian protesters that they had shut down an Escravos crude oil facility in the Niger Delta operated by its joint-venture partner SPDC. Shyne Edema, a youth leader in the restive region, said earlier his group was protesting at the facility, shutting down power and water supplies as well as crude production to press Shell into providing community development funds. Shell has several flow