This paper examined the relationship between sabotage induced oil spillages and human rights violations in the Niger Delta. To achieve the objectives, the paper was divided into five sections. The first section, the introduction, provided the background and setting of the study. The next section discussed the impact of oil spillages on the economy and society of the Oil Producing Communities and noted the devastation it has caused the environment and livelihoods. The third section examined the laws governing the oil industry and highlighted their roles in the disempowerment and violation of the people’s rights. The fourth section analyzed the issue of compensatory payments and human rights violation. We argue that the policy which abhors compensation for sabotage-induced spills violates economic rights. We contend that it is wrong to deny claimants or victims compensation, when their complicity is not established. This, we posit, is the basis for the violation of their rights. Although we share the objective of the policy, which seeks to curtail the vandalization of oil installations, we note that it is defective. In our view, the integration of the people into the oil economy will make them have proprietary interest, and for this reason, take interests in protecting oil installations. Also, oil pipelines should be buried deeper, while communities, not individuals should be contracted to protect such installations.