Hearing of second witness is about to start. His identity must also be kept confidential, the court has ordered. #Kiobel amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
Like the first witness, he says he was bribed to testify in court against Ken Saro Wiwa and the rest of the Ogoni 9. He claims he was offered a house in Abuja. It is not clear, however, if those who offered the bribe were Shell or government representatives.
He claims he was asked to implicate one of the Ogoni 9, and that other prosecution witnesses were also asked to implicate other men. He says that prosecution witnesses were gathered at a house in Port Harcourt, which belonged to the relative of one of the murdered Ogoni chiefs
He says that like other prosecution witnesses, he was asked to sign a written statement that was prepared for him. He claims that Shell is responsible for all the problems in Ogoniland. However, he does not remember meeting Shell’s representatives.
He says he was paid 30.000 naira, like the other prosecution witnesses. He is not sure where this money came from, but assumes this came from Shell. Unlike the first witness, he testified in court against the Ogoni 9.
@Shell's lawyer did not have questions for the two witnesses. The third one will be heard within minutes.
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