Nigeria: Female Genital Mutilation - Nigeria Ranks Third Highest Globally

7 February 2019

Owerri — Efforts by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and other partners to eradicate the prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FMG) in Nigeria seems unabated as statistics indicate that the country ranks third highest among practicing countries in the world.

Again, the world body noted that state governments are poor in implementation of policies against FGM.

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