A Bill for an Act to deliver the ban of Facial Mutilation
which is being sponsored by Senator Dino Melaye, came up for second reading yesterday,
March, 2017.
which is being sponsored by Senator Dino Melaye, came up for second reading yesterday,
March, 2017.
Example of region with believe in facial mutilation is Yoruba
land. It is called tribal mark, they are scarification which they said are
specific identification and beautification marks, designed on a person’s face
or body.
land. It is called tribal mark, they are scarification which they said are
specific identification and beautification marks, designed on a person’s face
or body.
The tribal marks are part of the Yoruba culture, although
this culture is fast fading away, like most other cultures within Nigeria.
this culture is fast fading away, like most other cultures within Nigeria.
If this Bill is passed into law, parents will be prohibited from
mutilating the faces of their children all in an attempt to give them tribal
marks.
mutilating the faces of their children all in an attempt to give them tribal
marks.
Prohibition of Facial Mutilation – YouTube https://t.co/hIXmcz4nOH— Senator Dino Melaye (@dino_melaye) March 22, 2017
