Study: FGM widespread in Nigeria

RESEARCH funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs has found evidence of widespread female genital mutilation (FGM) among some communities in Nigeria.

A report to be finalised in June is accompanied by video and photo evidence, and is said by the author to prove conclusively that the practice remains a serious problem.

The findings contradict claims by the Nigerian Ambassador to Ireland in the wake of the Pamela Izevbekhai controversy that FGM did not happen in the country.