More than 50, 000 Nigerian girls die annually from complicatgions arising from wrong and poorly done abortions.
The Nigeria Medical Association Committee on Girl Child Education revealed that young school girls are influenced by peer pressure.
Speaking on Wednesday during an awareness campaign organized by the Committee at Model Girls’ Secondary School, Ugwuachara, Ebonyi State, the National President of the Committee, Chidi Esike, condemned the high level risk involving Nigerian girl children.
Dr. Esike advised the female students to take their studies seriously and avoid distractions that often lead to sex before maturity.
He noted that early sexual intercourse in girl children inhibit their chances of furthering their education and also expose them to various risks which includes unwanted pregnancies and death of over 50, 000 Nigerian girl children because of badly done abortions.
He said: “The theme of this particular project is Adolescence and the Education of the Girl Child-Negotiating the Mine Field. We decided to interact with the students to create awareness of the major challenges facing them in their education through lectures and help them find best solutions that will make their education most effective,”
The principal of Model Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Charity Chukwu, commended the NMA Committee on Girl Child Education for their prompt awareness campaign on how to safeguard the future of female children in the state and protect them from various harmful activities like female genital mutilation.
*Source: Premium Times
