Nigeria ranks third worldwide in female genital mutilation

Nigeria ranks third worldwide in female genital mutilation

...Stakeholders intensify campaign against practice Nigeria has been ranked third globally, after Egypt and Ethiopia, among countries where female genital mutilation (FGM) is still widely practised. Statistics also indicate that Ekiti and Osun states record some of the highest prevalence rates of the harmful practice in the South-West region of the country. According to stakeholders, previous statistics showed that Osun, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Imo and O…