The need for government at all levels, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders in african societies, to rise up against the growing trend and extreme cases of forced female circumcision common amongst minors, and often leading to preventable deaths among girl child, can not be over-emphasized.

It is no longer news to see, read or hear different communities in the country going back to the old traditional ways of circumcising the girl child which some time causes infection spread, loss of sexual urge, and even deaths in minors. This situation equally causes problems in various marriages that lead to divorce in many homes.

Regrettably, this action by these communities have however not received the strident condemnation it deserves in africa societies. However, stakeholders, parents and guardians have stepped up their pleas on the various tiers of government to strictly enforce the prohibition of forced female genital mutilation in line with the constitution and the declaration of the United Nations.

Similarly, governments have also been enjoined to go after offenders who violate the relevant provisions of the law in relation to forced female genital mutilation. Other stakeholders are separately advocating for an urgent review of the law, by way of amendment, to proffer stiffer punitive measures that would include death sentences, for any suspected community leaders upon conviction.

In recent times, media reports have been rife with stories of families, who their female minors were unlawfully forced into circumcision in clear breach of the provisions of the law.

Recently in Edo State, unconfirmed reports stated that the family of Onaiwu Williams from Isienwienro community Oredo local government area of Edo State was thrown into trauma
as a result of Williams and his wife opposed the traditional expectation to circumcise their female child., because they have lost their daughter before, who died 15 days after she was forcefully abducted from the parents and circumcised.

An eyewitness report has it that situation because more escalated when ultrasound confirmed the unborn child is a girl, that what Heightened the situation why the community team confronted
the couple of registered the unborn child for circumcision, their refused were challenged by the team on process they were both physically assaulted, leaving his wife injured she were
later treated in hospital for pregnancy-related complications. He further revealed that
as members of the community couldn’t locate the whereabout of Williams and his family, they carried out an attack on his property, setting the house ablazed and destroying vehicles in the compound.
The incident has left family members, including Williams’ elderly mother, homeless.

A leader in the community, elder Victor Ozamere interviewed in respect of the matter, said it was a sacrilege and taboo for a female child of the community not to be circumcised. This belief was equally upheld by another leader in the community who did not want his names in print. He stated categorically that the death of Onaiwu’s daughter, Laura, was not because of the forced circumcision by the heads of the female circumcision team. He maintained that laura died of natural causes, alleging that the late girl’s family
lied against the community oracle.

A source who pleaded anonymity revealed that the matter was escalated by the Onaiwu’s family
by wrongly accused the oracle for the death of their daughter. He further revealed that the matter had been reported to the heads of the deities in the kingdom, insisting that there is no hiding place for the Onaiwu’s family in the country.

Briefing journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital, the state police image maker, stated that although the matter had been reported to the command, the Williams’ family had been advised to go and settle with the leaders of the
community. This advice, he insisted, that it’s because it was a traditional matter.

Meanwhile, all efforts to reach the Onaiwu Williams’ in person proved abortive. Sources indicate their whereabouts were unknown.