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Movement for the Survival of the Underprivileged (MOSUP) has decried the increasing rates of Female Genital mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) in Ondo State, urging the state government and humanitarian groups to reduce the menace.
The President of the group, Dappa Maharajah, disclosed this during an interaction with The Guardian yesterday in Akure, urging Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to rise against the obnoxious act.
According to him, Ondo State has recorded spates of FGM/C in recent times and this is common in the Akoko area of the state, exposing the girl-child to series of mental and psychological problems.
“One of the pathetic incidents in recent times is that of one Mrs. Yemisi Kolade, a mother of three, whose in-laws back home at…
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