Girls In Plateau Sell Egg Cells For N120,000 To Fund Lifestyles — Commission

The Plateau State Gender and Equal Opportunity Commission (PLASGEOC) has warned of a rising trend in which young women, including tertiary students in the state sell their egg cells for as little as N120,000 to fund lifestyles.

Nene Dung, Head of the Commission’s Information Unit, disclosed the development during the Hausa programme “Mutattauna” on Unity FM, Jos.

She said the Commission has identified a fertility facility in the state where women reportedly sell ova, calling the practice exploitative and a form of 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,” Dung said.

PLASGEOC said it has launched awareness campaigns in communities and schools to discourage the practice and protect young women. The Commission plans to meet university and college authorities to address the issue and has already contacted the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, the Rector of Polytechnic Barkin Ladi, the College of Education Gindiri, and the University of Education Pankshin.

Dung said students have been warned about the health and social dangers of selling ova, adding that the problem persists both in communities and on campuses. She urged parents and stakeholders to more closely monitor young people’s movements, attributing rising cases of sexual and gender‑based violence to poor upbringing, and warned that anyone found culpable would face consequences.