Alarmed by Mr. Umahi’s death threat to the Gazette reporters, Nigerians are calling on federal authorities to investigate the threats and ensure the journalists’ safety.
Several rights organisations, including Global Rights, RSF and Committee to Protect Journalists, have also condemned the government-sponsored attack.
The case was initiated in 2008, facing delays as Shell argued that courts in the Netherlands did not have the jurisdiction to hear the matter. In this time, two of the farmers had died.
Widespread condemnations and dreads of the dark past have greeted Nigerian government-sponsored attack on the novel digital outlet.
The rights group urged the Buhari regime to bring perpetrators of the Lekki shooting to justice while ensuring remedies for victims.
The payment should be deposited in the case file before the court.
The court dismissed the case due to a lack of diligent prosecution.
The Correctional Service had last weekend claimed no inmates, including the El-Zakzakys, were infected with COVID-19.
Members of Shiite movement have been calling for the release of the leader from long detention.
Lawyer representing both defendants, Kola Alapinni said his clients’ lives “will never be the same again.”
