Lawmakers Propose 4yrs Imprisonment, N200,000 Fine for Female Circumcision Udora Orizu in Abuja The House of Representatives at the plenary yesterday passed through second reading a Bill for an Act to amend the Violence Agai
The House of Representatives at the plenary yesterday passed through second reading a Bill for an Act to amend the Violence Against Persons Act, 2015, to increase the penalty for the offence of female genital mutilation.
In his lead debate, Johnson said the amendment proposed to Section 6 of the Act is as follows: “6 Any person who performs female circumcision or genital mutilation or engages another to carry out such circumcision or mutilation commits an offence, and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding one million naira or to both.”
According to him, “A UNICEF survey recently revealed that in Nigeria, one out of four girls and one out of 10 boys suffers from sexual molestation and about one out of 10 children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday. Among factors that encourage the commission of such unwholesome practices like female genital mutilation is lack of adequate sanctions.
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