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| Source: zainabusman.wordpress.com |
An estimated 400 children have died from the inhalation of
lead poison in six communities in Zamfara state, Nigera, due to improper mining practices.
Mr. Hamzat Bala Lawal, the National Coordinator, African
Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC), Nigeria chapter, disclosed this
while speaking with newsmen yesterday in Abuja.
Lawal, who is also the Advisor, Nigerian Youth Climate
Action Network (NYCAN), said that the root cause
of the lead poisoning was unsafe mining and ore processing.
