international thief thief

The trial by the family and supporters of Ken Saro-Wiwa (hanged by Nigeria’s military in 1995 on trumped up charges in the Niger Delta) Shell Oil will resume on Wednesday. But this time not for the actual hearing–postponed “indefinitely” by the presiding last week–but for a pre-trial conference between the lawyers of the two parties.

Meanwhile, to refresh your memories, here’s a short video made by lawyers for the Wiwa family and their supporters.

This, by the way, as Nigeria’s government has declared war on the people of the Niger Delta (read here and here)