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

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.

Somalia’s Attorney-General Ahmed Dahir has announced the country’s first ever prosecution against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) following the death of a 10-year-old girl.

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.

Women Friendly Initiative, an non-governmental organisation, has called on the Federal Ministry of Education to introduce a subject relating to female genital mutilation in school curriculum.

Decades ago, mothers across Nigeria ensured that their female children were circumcised, an obnoxious practice. Many live with the scar today. Although the mothers regarded Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, as a traditional practice they vowed to protect, others believed it was one way of preventing the girl-child from becoming promiscuous.   Other reasons given were to protect family honour, hygiene, virginity; modification of socio-sexual attitudes (countering failure of a woman to attain orgasm); increasing sexual pleasure of the husband; enhancing fertility and increasing matrimonial opportunities among others. Contrary to these views, however, the World Health Organisation, WHO, says FGM has no health benefits for girls and women.

THE age-long practice of Female Genital Mutilation, FGM and Cutting which had over the years affected the pride of womanhood negatively, is gradually becoming a thing of the past following the enlightenment campaigns against the ugly practice by some communities in Ebonyi State.

Osogbo—As the International Day for Zero-Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation was marked on Tuesday, the Osun State Ministry of Health and a non-governmental organisation have resolved to take severe measures in stemming the rising spate of cutting girls’ genitalia in most communities in the state.

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The new figures project that the current estimates of 3.9 million girls mutilated each year will rise to 4.6 million by 2030, unless massively scaled-up efforts are taken urgently to prevent that from happening.

The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has called for intercontinental partnership to eliminate female genital mutilation where it is still practiced.

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Tuesday urged mothers, fathers and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to continue to voice their concerns, while governments at all levels put in place the right statutes for total eradication of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria and in Africa by 2030.

No fewer than 20 staff of Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, as well as community women leaders, have been trained to carry out the message for the stoppage of Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, in the area.

ROYAL fathers and elders of Izzi clan, comprising Ebonyi, Abakaliki and Izzi Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State, yesterday, made a public declaration abandoning the ugly practice of Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting, FGM/C, which had over the years caused untold pains to girls and women in the area.

The Police Command in Kano State has arrested one Ibrahim Maikaji, the father of the girl who was circumcised by some local barbers at Sabuwar Kaura village in Doguwa Local Government Area.