A Nigerian man has caused outrage by posting graphic images of young girls being subjected to brutal female genital mutilation on Facebook.

Alhaji Adebayo from Ilorin, Kwara State, central Nigeria, uploaded the images to his social media account in a post advertising free circumcision for children.

Adebayo, reportedly a building contractor, promised an eight-day 'bonanza' of free female FGM being carried out at his home, stating 'come one, come all'.

Shocking: Alhaji Adebayo posted graphic images of a young girl being subjected to female genital mutilation on his Facebook

Horrifying: The images posted by Adebayo show a young child being held down by two men while one of them appears to be performing FGM on her

FGM 'bonanza': In the post, Adebayo offered free FGM at his 'residence' for eight days

The images posted by Adebayo show a young child being held down by two men in front of a small crowd, while one of them appears to be performing FGM on her.

'Bonanza! Bonanza! Bonanza!!! Free of Charge 8 days, Yearly opportunity has come again [sic],' Adebayo wrote in a now-deleted post, directing anyone interested in having their child circumcised to come down to his house.

Female genital mutilation, also known as female circumcision, is banned in Nigeria, but despite this, it is still practiced in some areas.

Several people commented on Adebayo's post, trying to educated him about the barbaric and illegal practice.

Adebayo is reportedly working as a building contractor and appears to have been organising free or subsidised circumcisions as charity work

Banned: A local UNICEF campaigner said local families had paid Adebayo £1 per FGM

He defended himself, claiming that he was providing a service to the local community and that those who wished to take their child to hospital to perform circumcision had their hospital bill paid.

Another person asked Adebayo why he posted such graphic images of young children, to which he responded that it was not possible to identify them, accusing the commentator of blackmailing him.

It has since emerged that Adebayo had been organising FGMs on several occasions, running an unofficial charity to provide cheap circumcisions for low-income families, CNN reports.

In the past, parents had paid him 'as little as 500 naira (£1)', a local anti-FGM campaigner told CNN.

Critique: Some of the comments on the original post, which has since been removed, criticise Adebayo and FGMs

Missing the point: Adebayo defended the initiative, claiming that if some wanted to have FGM performed in hospital, his 'organisation' had paid the bill

Disrespectful: Adebayo also defended his right to post graphic images of an exposed young child being subjected to FGM

After being visited by a UNICEF-linked anti-FGM campaigner and the local Child Protection Network, Adebayo removed the post and claimed he would stop the practice.

In another Facebook post he writes that after a discussion with the representatives he had been educated about the 'disadvantages and implications' of FGM.

He added: 'In view of this, I urge every parents to put an end to the Female Mutilation for their Female children because of d problems that might come out from there later in the future. [sic]'.