Over 50,000 Nigerian Girls Die Of Abortion Yearly (A Must Read)

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About 50, 000 Nigerian girls die from complications
arising from wrong and poorly done abortions yearly,
the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) committee on
girl child education has informed.

According to Daily Post, the national president of the
committee, Chidi Esike, who made this disclosure
during an awareness campaign organized by the
committee at Model Girls’ Secondary School,
Ugwuachara, Ebonyi State, stated that poorly done
abortions happen as a result of lack of education and
awareness.

Many victims in Nigeria, especially children are
transported from rural to urban areas. Girls in the
north of Nigeria are particularly vulnerable to forced
marriage and child marriage. Photo: UNHCR

He also lamented the absence of awareness to girl
children on issues relating to abortion, noting that those
young school girls were usually influenced by peer
pressure, even as he called on the female students to
take their studies seriously and avoid distractions that
often lead to early sex.

Dr Esike said: “The theme of this particular project is
Adolescence and the Education of the Girl Child-Negotiating
the Mine Field.

“We decided to interact with the students to create
awareness of the major challenges facing them in their
education through lectures and help them find best
solutions that will make their education most effective.”

In her response, the host principal, Charity Chukwu,
commended the committee for its prompt awareness
campaign on how to safeguard the future of female
children in the state.

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