Exposed How Young Nigerian Women are Lured into Selling their Eggs
A growing number of Nigerian women, especially students have come forward with harrowing experiences of being pressured and lured into selling their eggs for financial survival, shedding light on the dark side of the egg-selling industry.
The conversation started when an undergraduate, identified as @dojarabbit_ on X, shared how she was nearly lured into the process due to financial struggles in her second year of university.
“Do you know how much pressure I was under to sell my eggs in 200lvl? They’ll sweet-talk you and tell you it’s 150k per egg and you’ll take one injection. They won’t tell you how the injections will affect your overall health,” she wrote.
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Her revelation sparked a flood of confessions from other women who had undergone similar experiences, some of whom deeply regret their decisions.
Iyanuoluwa: “It took my virginity. I regret it till date”
A woman named Iyanuoluwa shared how she was deceived into selling her eggs at a clinic in Abuja four years ago.
“I was paid 35K. After retrieving the eggs, they said it was of no use. That was why my payment was 35K. They promised 140K before I arrived in Abuja. I was too naive. The process took my virginity. I was never the same. They are liars. I was 20. Young and dumb. I’m regretting it till date,” she wrote.
The friend who sold her eggs repeatedly
Another user, @rev-_ofthehills, recounted how a close friend, a single mother, resorted to selling her eggs to survive.
“Back then in school I had a very nice friend. A single mother. Things were so hard that she had to sell her eggs. She told me it had a lot of side effects but she’s at least grateful that she has a child.
“So whatever happens, she don’t really care as long as it’s not going to kill her. Well, i urge other ladies out there to seek different solutions to making money. Egg selling is risky. It was in 2023. She was selling hers for 350k. The saddest part was that her brother took out of the money to fix his phone.
“Anytime she wants to sell it. They’ll pay her that money. But back then she used to go once every two months. The pay must’ve increased now but it’s risky” he wrote.
Some women spent the money on luxury items
Another user, @herbunore, revealed that many young women in her hostel sold their eggs, but only a few used the money for necessities.
“The worst part of it was that just a few of them used it to sort life issues. The rest bought shoes, bags, and hair. Chocolate Weavon was the bane of our existence then,” she said.
Temptation during NYSC service year
A woman identified as @moisturizedcoil recalled how she was nearly convinced to sell her eggs during her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) year in 2019.
“It was 200K then. Girls in my PPA were rushing the offer. They ran tests and took a series of injections. Plus, they take more eggs than what they say,” she disclosed.
Pressure to sell eggs for luxury lifestyle
Elohor, another contributor, noted that many young women are approached during their second year in university with tempting offers.
She recalled being pressured by a woman who said, “I don’t know why it’s always at year 2. I was once approached at 200lvl too. In her words: “the young lady that just drove off in that spider is less than 24. She bought the car herself, don’t you want to be that successful?”
The confessions have reignited debates on the ethics of egg donation in Nigeria, particularly concerning the lack of informed consent, misleading promises, and the long-term health implications for donors.
