Shell admits arming police

LONDON - The Anglo Dutch oil company Shell has admitted that it was importing arms to Nigeria to equip police farces guarding…

LONDON - The Anglo Dutch oil company Shell has admitted that it was importing arms to Nigeria to equip police farces guarding the company's facilities, the Observer reported yesterday.

"Shell has purchased sidearms - handguns - on behalf of the Nigerian police force who guard Shell's facilities," said Mr Eric Nickson, a spokesman for Shell International, quoted by the paper.

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