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To these isolated and impoverished settlements in a hardscrabble region of northwestern Nigeria, the noisy electric grinders brought a windfall—as well as unimaginable horror. The same dust that contained gold was rich with lead, an easily absorbed toxin that has killed at least 400 children this year, including 67 from the village of Dareta alone.
One of them was Kula's grandson.
Four Hundred Children Killed by Lead Poisoning in Nigeria - The Daily Beast
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What do you say about a story like this? These people have next to nothing and the little hope that was given them, turns out to be tainted with death.
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