In 1997, "Adelaide Abankwah" entered the United States told immigration authorities in New York that she was the daughter of the dead "Queen Mother" of a Ghanaian tribe, the "Nkumssa," which allegedly practiced female genital mutilation." />

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DOSSIER: The Great "Female Mutilation" Hoax

In 1997, "Adelaide Abankwah" entered the United States told immigration authorities in New York that she was the daughter of the dead "Queen Mother" of a Ghanaian tribe, the "Nkumssa," which allegedly practiced female genital mutilation.