Children at risk in Nigeria due to lead poisoning from gold mines

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(Al Jazeera’s )Lead used in northwest Nigeria’s gold mines is threatening the lives of thousands of children there, according to health officials.

Hundreds died since the first case was reported nearly a decade ago.

And a rise in violent attacks by armed gangs and kidnappers is hampering efforts to help them.

 

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