Ruling allows Nigerian villagers to take Royal Dutch Shell to court

In a landmark ruling, a Dutch court has decided it has jurisdiction to hear a case brought by two Nigerian villagers against the oil giant, Royal Dutch Shell. The Nigerians from Oruma village in the Niger Delta region claim an oil spill from a pipeline damaged their source of livelihood. By the ruling, the court would be able to hear the cases brought by two other villagers concerning similar oil pollution in other parts of the Niger Delta. Oil spills from facilities of western oil companies operating in the Niger Delta are common, but effected villagers are rarely compensated. Sam Olukoya reports.