Nigeria: A Mother's Fight Against Female Circumcision

A mother's love they say surpasses all and can best be described by how a hen guards its chicks jealously from any potential threat.

The same applies to a young mother of three, Mrs. Bello (first name withheld), who is currently embroiled in the battle of her life to protect her two daughters from the hands of an archaic tradition.

Her attempt to prevent her daughters from being subjected to the outlawed tradition of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has seen her go through the worst kind of torture; from mental and physical abuse to abduction and then rape at the hands of her abductors.

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