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A Nigerian court has reportedly ordered the UK to pay \u00a3420m to the families of 21 striking miners killed by security forces during British colonial rule.<\/p>\n
The judge, Justice Anthony Onovo of the Enugu High Court, found the former colonial administration liable over the 1949 incident and said Britain should formally apologise.<\/p>\n
The UK was not represented in court, according to local reports, and the government has declined to comment.<\/p>\n
The miners, who were protesting over harsh working conditions and had occupied the facility, were shot by colonial police at the Iva Valley Coal Mine in southeastern Enugu state.<\/p>\n
Fifty-one others were seriously injured in the shooting, News Agency of Nigeria reported.<\/p>\n
“These defenceless coal miners were asking for improved work conditions, they were not embarking on any violent action against the authorities, but yet were shot and killed,” the judge said.<\/p>\n
Campaigners have been pursuing damages for decades and Mr Onovo said a \u00a320m payment to each family would be “effective remedy and compensation for the violations of the right to life”.<\/p>\n
He also ruled that the Nigerian government had failed in its duty to seek redress for the victims.<\/p>\n
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