By Lanre Adesanya
Worried about the dangerous aftermath of genital mutilation on the girl child in Nigeria, Mrs Bukola Osukoya has called for speedy intervention of the powers that be to help prevail on her in-laws from forcefully making her daughter go through the process in the name of family tradition.
Osukoya, who has often been threatened by the individuals in question, said she was forced to cry out knowing fully well that the family remain adamant to go ahead with the barbaric act.
According to Osukoya, her husband’s family head, Mr Wasiu Kasali has been bothering her for female circumcision of her 11 year-old daughter, Jolade Buraimoh.
She said initially it was like a joke not until she was confronted and in the past few months things has gotten worse, with constant diabolic threats to deal with her and her daughter if they are not allowed to perform female genital mutilation (circumcision) for her daughter ”
Jolade’s mother claimed she refused the family’s wish because of the numerous account of many of the young girls in the family, who had been needlessly offered to untimely death on the altar of genital mutilation.
“The family claims circumcision is part of their tradition and my daughter must be circumcise”Many children in the family died due to circumcision and I am totally not in support of this.
Jolade’s mother,Bukola Osukoya who currently reside in the city of Osogbo the capital city of Osun State, refused to let the family perform the circumcision, because this is an experience that she would never want anyone else to undergo let alone her only daughter.
“Many wicked uneducated people still indulge in the deadly act of female genital mutilation, I call on well meaning Nigerians and public spirited organizations to help lead the advocacy against this challenge.
“In veiw of this I am crying loud for help, because I do not want my daughter to go through this painful process or get killed”. Osukoya reiterates.
She didn’t want her daughter to undergo Female Genital Mutilation), due to the danger and unpleasant stories she has experienced concerning female genital mutilation in the family.
She said her daughter was born and raised in Osogbo, a city in Osun State where they hold their family tradition so dear.