Shell spending millions of dollars on security in Nigeria, leaked data shows

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Shell spending millions of dollars on security in Nigeria, leaked data shows

Internal documents reveal oil company spent $383m over three years protecting staff and installations in Niger delta regionShell is paying Nigerian security forces tens of millions of dollars a year to guard their installations and staff in the Niger delta, according to leaked internal financial data seen by the Guardian. The oil giant also maintains a 1,200-strong internal police force in Nigeria, plus a network of plainclothes informants.