Gender Commission: How girls in Plateau are selling their eggs
Plateau State Gender and Equal Opportunity Commission (PLASGEOC) has disclosed that young women in the state are selling their egg cells. The commission said the practice is rampant among women including tertiary students in the state. Nene Dung, Head of Information Unit at the Commission, disclosed this during a Hausa programme “Mutattauna” on Unity FM, […]
Plateau State Gender and Equal Opportunity Commission (PLASGEOC) has disclosed that young women in the state are selling their egg cells.
The commission said the practice is rampant among women including tertiary students in the state.
Nene Dung, Head of Information Unit at the Commission, disclosed this during a Hausa programme “Mutattauna” on Unity FM, Jos, on Tuesday.
According to Mrs Dung, the commission has discovered a fertility hospital where women go to sell their ova (egg cell) , describing the practice as exploitative and gender-based violence.
“People who want children go to this facility and are charged higher fees. Young girls now sell their ova to buy expensive phones or fund their lifestyles. If they remove your ovum, they give you either N120,000 or N150,000,” she said.
The commission, however, said they have since begun an awareness campaign against the practice in communities and schools to ensure women are protected.
“We are creating awareness on the need for people to stop that. We are going to meet the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos on the issue. We have already talked to the Rector of Polytechnic Barkin Ladi, College of Education Gindiri and University of Education Pankshin.
“We told students of the danger of such practice and warned them to stop selling their Ova. The problem is rampant not only in communities but in schools,” she added.
She called on parents and other stakeholders to monitor the movement of their female children, blaming poor upbringing for rising cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in various communities.
She urged parents to be responsible for their children, warning that whoever found guilty would be made to face the consequences.
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