Female genital mutilation

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Royal fathers outlaw female genital mutilation in Ngor Okpala

Royal fathers outlaw female genital mutilation in Ngor Okpala

OWERRI—TRADITIONAL rulers from the autonomous communities in Ngor Okpala local government area of Imo State, have unanimously agreed to make a public declaration against female genital mutilation and cutting, FGMC, in the area

FGM more prevalent in South-West Nigeria – UNFPA

FGM more prevalent in South-West Nigeria – UNFPA

Acting  Head of the   United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in Cross River, Dr. Yakubu Aliu, has said that one  of every four Nigerian women between the ages of 15 and 49 have undergone   Female Genital Mutilation, FGM.

Female Genital Mutilation persists despite outlaw

Female Genital Mutilation persists despite outlaw

In what seems a prevalent ordeal for women in Africa, the story of genital mutilation among female children and its stoppage is still farfetched. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is an awkward cultural practice by some African tribes performed on women with hope to curtail their high sexual urge, and to keep them to one man husband.