The government of Plateau State has expressed concern over the trending practice of young women selling their egg cells during ovulation periods.
The state Gender and Equal Opportunity Commission (PLASGEOC) Head of Information Unit, Nene Dung voiced the government’s concern while speaking on a Hausa programme “Mutattauna” on Unity FM, Jos, on Tuesday.
Dung said the practice is rampant among women, including tertiary school students in the state.
According to her, the Commission has discovered a fertility hospital where women go to sell their ova (egg cells).
She described the practice as exploitative and gender-based violence.
“People who want children go to this facility and are charged higher fees. Young girls now sell their ova to buy expensive phones or fund their lifestyles. If they remove your ovum, they give you either N120,000 or N150,000,” she said.
Mrs Dung added that commission is on a mission to tackle the menace saying, “We are creating awareness of the need for people to stop that. We are going to meet the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos on the issue. We have already talked to the Rector of Polytechnic Barkin Ladi, College of Education Gindiri and University of Education Pankshin.
“We told students of the danger of such practice and warned them to stop selling their Ova. The problem is rampant not only in communities but in schools.”
