WIM Africa Commits To Welfare Of Women, Children In Mining Areas
Women in Mining Africa, WiM-Africa, and the Richflood Foundation have expressed deep concern over the recent arrests of nursing mothers, teenagers, and children at illegal mining sites across Niger State. A statement jointly signed by the Executive Director of WiM-Africa, Dr. Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji and the Gender Specialist of Richflood Foundation, Rita Babatunde, in Abuja indicates that the recent raids conducted by the Niger State Ministry of Mineral Resources, resulted in the arrest of these vulnerable groups. “While we commend the […]
