Joy Amos was a 28-year-old resident whose life was tragically taken away by an uncontained room explosion which is suspected to be linked to the continuous methane gas leaks in Bille Kingdom, Rivers State, Amnesty International said today, mourning her passing in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on 22 September 2026.

Reacting to the news that two Nigerian communities, which have been devastated by oil spills, have filed claims against Shell at the High Court in London, Amnesty International’s Head of Business and Human Rights Mark Dummett, said: