MOBIL PRODUCING NIGERIA UNLIMITED & MOBIL INCORPORATED OF USA V. CHIEF SIMEON MONOKPO CHIEF HON. JOSEPH T. A. NWI-UE (FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF BOMU, LEWE, GBE, TOPOI, BON ZARKPEGE, BON LEBALA, SEATO, BON OGBORU, BON PEROBARI BON KOLGRA, KOBO, ZERIMA MAKU, DOKAWA AATEGIO, BON KOLBEL, BON LOPKOROBO, BON NANIBA, BON KORGBARA, BON SUNDAY MOGHO, GOI, KOL NOR, DOR PEN GIO (TAI LGA) KPORGOR, WAKAMA, BARAALE, SIME, NORKPO, EKPORO, GBO DOR, IGBNIGBO, NUMAAKAA VILLAGE, KAA VILLAGE, LUUYER-GWARA, LAALA VILLAGE, WIILGMMA, NORDEM VILLAGE, SIIVILLAGE, KEREKEWIRE BOUEOBE-I-OR CREEK, NORKWIRI BOUE- BUKORI DUKWIRI CREEK, NAMAN VILLAGE, NWIKIEKPO, KPO- UE YARGU KEN-NWI KIM, KPO-UE YIRAA, KWAMA, YAATAA, TEENAMU MEMBER COUNCIL OF CHIEF AND OTHERS, TEKE-UE, KIRO KPEEN, ASA KPEGE, BOPOPBON, THE ROYAL FISH FARM ASSOCITION, LAKAGAH & LUUWA LUMENE-BANGHA, KERE- BANGATA, KABANAHA, OPUOKO, BAINU, NYOWII, YEE KPAA, SEME, LUKUE, KOI TOI, BON LEBIE AND BON LEGBO, KABARI GBO LEBON KPOSIDU, GBALOO, KPOR, KIISI AND LEWUGA FISHING COMMUNITIES IN GBOKAN, K.DERE, TAI, ELEME & KHANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGONI RIVERS STATE) V. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS ETEBOM KAY WILLIAM AKANOWO CHIEF RICHARD OBEDIAH AYANG PRINCE ANIEFIOK AKPAN MOENANG ETOF WILLIAM AKPANOWO PRINCE UFOK FRANK ENOIDEM (FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF AKPANOWO AYANG, IMENANG FISHING COMMUNITIES OF IKOT OBONG IKPA-IBEKWA OF IKOT ABASI, AKWA IBOM STATE OF NIGERIA)
(2001) JELR 56745 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/139/2000
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10 Jul 2001
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Nigeria
Coram
DENNIS ONYEJIFE EDOZIE, JCA
OKWUCHUKWU OPENE, JCA
SIMEON OSUJI EKPE, JCA
Appearances
H. O. Ajumogobia, Esq. for the Appellant;
L. E. Nwosu, Esq. for the Respondent.
Judgement
OPENE, JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The facts of the present case are that on the 12th of January, 1998, there was a crude oil spillage from the defendants/appellant’s Idoho production platform off Eket on the south Eastern Axis of Nigeria’s Atlantic Continental Shelf.
The plaintiffs in the two suits before the Federal High Court are native communities in Ogoni land in the Rivers State and Ikot Abasi in the Akwa Ibom State. As a result of the said crude oil spillage, the 1st set of plaintiffs brought an action for themselves and on behalf of so many communities in Ogoni land as per Suit No. FHC/CA/CS/30/98 against the two defendants who are now the appellants jointly and severally claiming in paragraph 18 of their statement of claim as follows:
“16. Wherefore plaintiffs claim from the defendants jointly and severally for ecological damage and injurious affection as follows:
1. N3,698,524,656.00 being the sum assessed by plaintiffs’ expert chartered valuers in the valuation rep…
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