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Fleeing FGM in Nigeria, mother faces threat of deportation from UK

Wilmers, MischaSeptember 11, 2013

For one Nigerian mother, the threat of having her daughter subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) led her to leave her home and seek a new life in the UK with her three children. But they soon became embroiled in a new battle, against deportation. For DW, Mischa Wilmers went to meet Abeyole - not her real name, as we’ve changed that to protect her from possible reprisals.

https://p.dw.com/p/19fw3