Thursday, June 11, 2026 - The Plateau State Gender and Equal opportunity Commission (PLASGEOC) has alleged that young girls in the state are selling their egg cells to a fertility clinic.
The commission claimed the practice is rampant among women
including tertiary students in the state.
Head of Information Unit at the Commission, disclosed this
during a Hausa programme “Mutattauna” on Unity FM, Jos, on Tuesday, June 9,
2026.
According to Mrs Dung, the commission has discovered a
fertility hospital where women go to sell their ova (egg cell), describing 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.
The commission, however, said they have since begun an
awareness campaign against the practice in communities and schools to ensure
women are protected.
“We are creating awareness on 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,” she added.
She called on parents and other stakeholders to monitor the
movement of their female children, blaming poor upbringing for rising cases of
S3xual and Gender-Based Violence in various communities.
She urged parents to be responsible for their children, warning that whoever found guilty would be made to face the consequences.
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