Post by Udeze Nestor (@Nesmoore1)
BREAKING: Court orders British Govt to pay £420m to families of coal miners killed in Enugu on 18th November 1949.
By Alex Enebeli
Enugu, Feb. 5, 2026 (NAN)
Justice A.O. Onovo of Enugu High Court, on Thursday, ordered the British Government to pay £20 million each to the families of the 21 coal miners killed in Enugu State in 1949 by British colonial masters.
0 likes · 0 comments · 0 shares
Comments
Udeze Nestor: The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the massacre took place at the Iva Valley coal mines in Enugu on Nov. 18, 1949, which was the administrative capital of the Eastern Region of British-administered Nigeria at the time.
The miners were protesting harsh working conditions, racial dispari...
The miners were protesting harsh working conditions, racial dispari...