Nigerian court orders UK to pay $572 million to families of miners killed during colonial rule

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over coal mine deaths in 1949

The incident is widely seen in Nigeria as one of the events that led to agitations for independence in Africa's most populous nation.

Nigerian court orders U.K. to pay $572 million to families of miners killed during colonial rule

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27 million to each family of 21 coal miners killed in 1949.

Nigerian court orders UK to pay $572 million to families of miners killed during colonial rule

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay 20 million pounds to each family of 21 coal miners killed in 1949.

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners in Iva Valley, Enugu

The colonial police, made up of Nigerians and Europeans, shot dead workers striking for better conditions.

Nigerian Court Orders Britain to Pay £420 Million to 21 Coal Miners Killed By Colonial Administration

The judge held that the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Attorney-General had a constitutional duty under Sections 19(d) and 150(1) to pursue redress, and their prolonged inaction was held to constitute a dereliction of constitutional duty.

1949 massacre: Court orders UK to pay £420m to 21 Nigerian families

In a landmark ruling, the Enugu State High Court has ordered the British government to pay £420 million in compensation to the families of 21 Nigerian coal miners brutally killed by colonial forces in 1949.