Lead Poisoning kills 160 in Zamfara State

Date: 11-06-2010 11:25 am (13 years ago) | Author: Daniel Bosai
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More than 160 poor villagers from Nigeria's north have died from lead poisoning while trying to leach gold from rock deposits, sparking evacuations as health officials try to come to grips with a crisis six months in the making, authorities say.

Dr Henry Akpan, Nigeria's chief epidemiologist, said 100 of the dead were children from five villages in Zamfara state, a near-desert region of the Sahel that has seen a growing food crisis over recent weeks.

Akpan said the children either played near the leaching process or took part in it, swallowing the lead by putting their hands in their mouths or breathing it in.


Posted: at 11-06-2010 11:25 AM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- aliaaz at 11-06-2010 11:31 AM (13 years ago)
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Eyahhhh...

Posted: at 11-06-2010 11:31 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Dee4evr at 11-06-2010 06:22 PM (13 years ago)
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Hmm. The authorities in charge shd do sumyhing urgently.
Posted: at 11-06-2010 06:22 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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- kenyawest at 11-06-2010 08:05 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: Dee4evr on 11-06-2010 06:22 PM
Hmm. The authorities in charge shd do sumyhing urgently.
very sad.
rip
Posted: at 11-06-2010 08:05 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- pp1973pp at 11-06-2010 09:38 PM (13 years ago)
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Its a pity per say.
R.I.P.
Posted: at 11-06-2010 09:38 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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- spekay at 12-06-2010 02:19 AM (13 years ago)
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Thats the  true face of the Nigerian Interior and what the outside world always show  - the trouble spots

Mpw we need to wake up to the reality  of one for all all for one   focusing on uniform distribution of health and educational  services through all this nation of ours . We are capable of doing just that

Posted: at 12-06-2010 02:19 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- chrisfab at 12-06-2010 07:12 AM (13 years ago)
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heyaa,may their soul rest peace.AMEN
Posted: at 12-06-2010 07:12 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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- divineproject at 12-06-2010 11:42 AM (13 years ago)
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chaiiiiiiiii........sad!

Posted: at 12-06-2010 11:42 AM (13 years ago) | Hero
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- talkandsave at 13-06-2010 07:53 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: teebaz990 on 13-06-2010 03:49 AM
That is a sharia country eeem sorry state, live them alone, death is part of their religion
Huh? Huh? Shocked Shocked
Posted: at 13-06-2010 07:53 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Mr-World at 13-06-2010 08:20 PM (13 years ago)
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@teebaz i think u are right

Posted: at 13-06-2010 08:20 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Ninky at 14-06-2010 04:46 PM (13 years ago)
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it is still a very sad story, considering the innocent children and how remote the area is
Posted: at 14-06-2010 04:46 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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- mubaji at 14-06-2010 04:51 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: teebaz990 on 13-06-2010 03:49 AM
That is a sharia country eeem sorry state, live them alone, death is part of their religion
you lack Human-feeling.
May they rest in peace
Posted: at 14-06-2010 04:51 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ndjoe at 14-06-2010 09:01 PM (13 years ago)
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so sad RIP my children
Posted: at 14-06-2010 09:01 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- chudy1800 at 14-06-2010 09:37 PM (13 years ago)
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So sad, hope there leaders will wake up and take care of the citizens instead of getting married to 13yrs old KIDS.
Posted: at 14-06-2010 09:37 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Tobbe at 14-06-2010 11:22 PM (13 years ago)
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Their Ala don answer their prayers, I wish they well
Posted: at 14-06-2010 11:22 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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- BONZ at 15-06-2010 12:48 AM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: teebaz990 on 13-06-2010 03:49 AM
That is a sharia country eeem sorry state, live them alone, death is part of their religion
That is but an unfortunate statement. Just exposes your ignorance, insensitivity and above all ur gross stupidity.

Posted: at 15-06-2010 12:48 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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- edijana394 at 15-06-2010 07:50 AM (13 years ago)
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Oh poor children, may their soul rest in perfect peace. This is the act of poverty in our gr8t country NIGERIA.
Posted: at 15-06-2010 07:50 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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- dove2002 at 15-06-2010 09:34 AM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: talkandsave on 13-06-2010 07:53 PM
Quote from: teebaz990 on 13-06-2010 03:49 AM
That is a sharia country eeem sorry state, live them alone, death is part of their religion
Huh? Huh? Shocked Shocked
stop behaving like a stone-age people. shariah or no shariah, we are talking about human life, please have some respect for the Dead
Posted: at 15-06-2010 09:34 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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- peax12 at 15-06-2010 10:25 AM (13 years ago)
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Sorry o!!! 
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- mosaku at 15-06-2010 10:59 AM (13 years ago)
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hello sir/madam
                     
                  sorry dis topic has being late, sorry i was on vocational hyoliday and didnt goes with my laptop.
              so veen if i ve miss dis ,mycontribution can still help.
       
           firstly, what av we public people done, how are we helping each oyher, our community, even without
            involving the govt.
            let us all learn how to deal with people, solving our problems and no industries can poisen us like that
             lead we are discoursing. the chiefs, or the local people will treat firstly before the govt interfear into the matter.
            my question again is how can we coming into dis ?

                     cheers
                    mosaku
Posted: at 15-06-2010 10:59 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie
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