Company maintains oil spills in 1970 were caused by third parties during civil war

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to pay around €95m (£80.4m/$111.6m) to communities in southern Nigeria over crude oil spills in 1970, lawyers involved in the case have said.

The decision is the latest involving Opec-member Nigeria’s oil-producing south where communities have long fought legal battles over oil spills and environmental damage.

Related: ‘Finally some justice’: court rules Shell Nigeria must pay for oil damage

Related: Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut carbon emissions by 45% by 2030

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