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Initiation rites are sometimes deadly - frequently involving beatings, and other dangerous practices in a bid to rid entrants of any form of perceived weakness. There have been reports of secondary school girls being encouraged to have sex with as many male members as possible, in a ritual called "bamming" - the belief being that it will harden their hearts.