Law Against Female Genital Mutilation: Obaseki Tasks Orientation Agency, Others On Aggressive Awareness Campaign

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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has charged the National Orientation Agency (NOA), ministries of women affairs, communication as well as the media to publicise the provisions of the new Violence Against Persons (VAP) Law, which includes life imprisonment, without an option of fine for perpetrators of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the state. Obaseki […]

 

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