04-05-2017 21:22 via uk.finance.yahoo.com

Nigerian village sues Eni for damages from pipe explosion

A Nigerian village has filed a lawsuit in Milan against Italian oil company Enidemanding compensation for damage caused by an oil pipeline explosion in 2010, an Italian lawyer representing the village said on Thursday.The village of Ikebiri in the Niger Delta is asking Eni for 2 million euros ($2.2 million) in damages along with a commitment to clean up the area covering more than 43 acres (17 hectares), Luca Saltalamacchia told a news conference."The explosion that happened near a river caused
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