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Puntland State in Somalia to ban female genital mutilation Violators of ban to face penalty, says justice minister of first state in Somalia to ban practice 2021-06-10 21:48:50 MOGADISHU, Somalia Somalia s semiautonomous state of Puntland on Thursday completely banned female genital mutilation (FGM), officials announced. The decision came after a cabinet meeting chaired by the state s President Said Abdullahi Deni in state capital Garowe, where the ministers voted to completely ban the practice, also known as female circumcision. Awil Sheikh, the justice minister of the northeastern state, told reporters that violators of the ban, including the hospitals and midwives as well as individuals, would face punishment. ....