Calls Rise to End Breast Ironing in Abuja Community
by Hadiza Abdulrahman Picture AI Generated Watch: Teni Powa explains how breast ironing is carried out VIDEO: Hadiza Abdulrahman Teni Powa admitted that she once practised breast ironing on her daughter but stopped after awareness campaigns reached Pigba. For her, it was simply a tradition passed down by her grandparents, something she believed was meant to protect. It wasn’t until she learnt the medical risks that she realised the pain she could have caused her daughter. However, her daughter, the victim, was not home at the time of the interview “As a girl child, they don’t want you to spoil, they don’t want you to follow men, and they don’t want you to be attractive to men,” said Ruth Ibrahim, secretary of the Pigba Sama Community. “They believe when your breasts start coming up, it will make men come closer to you and make you disrespect your parents. That’s why they carry out this practice.” Ruth recalled the case of a woman in the community who complained that br...