Children pan for gold in Bagega Nigeria. Over 700 children have died in the region due to lead poisoning. Many villages have been cleaned up, but Bagega is still highly toxic. There is a stand off between the Nigerian Government and the NGOs. The latter saying there is no money for cleaning up the villages and Nigeria must find 5 million dollars. The Nigerian government say there is not enough in the budget and they need international assistance. Still children are being affected and die whilst this political wrangling continues.
Lead poisoning in Nigeria
