Italy, germany or england to be exploited in prostitution or domestic servitude. With akwa ibom state has the highest rate of child trafficking in nigeria. Baby factory now serves as an avenue for human trafficking which is ranked the third most common crime in nigeria, after financial fraud and drug trafficking in unescos 2006 report. Various factors predispose to child trafficking in nigeria. Child trafficking national human trafficking hotline. Report shows an increase in trafficking of children. Pdf international and local policieslegislations exist on child trafficking. Max amuchie, who was in cotonou for the event, writes. The youth resource centre offers various skills acquisition courses such as hotel and. The trafficking in persons prohibition and enforcement administration act 2015 established the national agency for the prohibition of trafficking in persons naptip which is the government body in charge of enforcing the provisions of the act alongside other law enforcement agencies.
The first page of this overview sets out a table which summarises the legal position in each of the selected countries in relation to each of the categories below. This study identifies the major causes of child trafficking that stand as a bottleneck in nigeria. The transatlantic slave trade, the expansion of the legitimate trade in palm oil and the subsequent need for domestic labor contributed to a long history of human trafficking. Measures to combat trafficking in human beings in benin, nigeria and togo, final report nigeria. Trafficking of women and girls in nigeria human rights watch. According to iom, in july 2018, over 60,000 nigerians remained trapped in libya, with 50% of them hailing from edo state. Report of the eastern and horn of africa conference on human trafficking and forced labour. Nigeria until 26 march to investigate issues concerning nigerian asylum seekers, but also discussed human trafficking with additional sources during this time. Good security sector responses must combine the activities of.
Sexual exploitation of children in nigeria submission 29. In nigeria, human trafficking ranks the third most common crime after financial fraud and drug trafficking. In the united states, the trafficking victims protection act of 2000 tvpa, defines adult and minor victims of labor trafficking as anyone subjected to the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purposes of subjection to. The illegal movement of children for the use of slave labor or sexual exploitation. Data collection on trafficking in human beings in the eu european.
Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about child trafficking from nigeria and the world on today. Child trafficking includes labor andor sex trafficking. In essence, child trafficking in nigeria can be divided into three dimensions. Conflict is a push factor for trafficking, migration and poverty. Castebased slavery practices, rooted in ancestral masterslave relationships, continue primarily in the northern part of the country.
Background on the crisis of human trafficking in nigeria. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons including forced labor and forced prostitution. Boko haram, is recruiting and using child soldiers as young as 12yearsold. The 2014 global report on trafficking in persons, produced by the united nations office on drugs and crime, also found that the proportion of children among victims appeared to. Child trafficking gained attention not from statistical data but from the alarm raised by activists, the media and nongovernmental ngos in nigeria, togo and benin in the late 1990s. The new law recommends stiffer penalty for traffickers. For an already crestfallen nation the added burden of crime of human trafficking which are infringements on the fundamental human rights of nigeria, now transcend subliminal trauma. Victims were subjected to oaths and debt bondage where they were to repay sums ranging from usd 40,000usd 55,000. Pdf trafficking in persons, especially children within nigeria has become a very troubling problem. From 2006 till date, the proliferation of baby factory in nigeria has. This briefing paper is prepared for the special rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children, in preparation for her mission to nigeria. World cup child trafficking plot stopped in nigeria.
A handbook on planning project to prevent child trafficking. This project work is to evaluate the causes and effect of child trafficking in nigeria a case study of oredo local government edo state. Globalization and rising human trafficking in nigeria rachael oluseye iyanda1 ngozi nwogwugwu, phd2 correspondence email. Trafficked nigerian women and children are recruited from rural areas within the countrys borders women and girls for involuntary domestic servitude and sexual exploitation, and boys for forced labor in street vending, domestic. While human trafficking and forced labour are being addressed in other parts of the world, there is almost total silence in the eastern and horn of africa region. The research was coordinated and the report written by professor christiana e. Faculty of education department of health and physical education patterns of trafficking in persons and empowerment strategies in akwa ibom state, nigeria essien, helen okoro pgph. A contextual exposition of the nigerian situation favomi 0. Three months after a premium times exclusive investigation on human trafficking in nigeria, the senate has decided to amend the countrys.
Description southeastern nigeria underwent significant economic, political, and social change as a result of european conquest. The need for the study arises because of the alarming rate of increase of child trafficking in nigeria. This notwithstanding, the effects and consequences of child trafficking in nigeria is. Russia world cup child trafficking plot stopped in nigeria.
Trafficking in persons, especially children within nigeria has become a very troubling problem. Child trafficking news latest breaking stories and top. Pdf trends of child trafficking situation in nigeria and a way. Here in west africa, millions of youth are affected by this brutal, entrenched trade. O university of nigeria, nsukka ou innovation centre ugwoke oluchi c. Africa and south asia especially the mekong area are among the worst. The act of being a slave or condition of being sold into country. Furthermore, trafficking furthermore, trafficking in person prohibition law enforcement and administration naptip act, a law enacted to coordinate and enforce all laws on. Child trafficking in the eastern part of nigeria is a lucrative trade. Report of the eastern and horn of africa conference on. Causes and effect of child trafficking in nigeria a case study of oredo local government area of edo state includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available causes and effect of child trafficking in nigeria a case study of oredo local government area of edo state abstract this project work is to evaluate the causes. The evil called human trafficking is one that nigeria and benin republic have taken a giant step to confront by signing a cooperation agreement. Unodc, global report on trafficking in persons 2014. Movement of people along road and streets, of an aircraft in the sky, a transport business done by a railway, steamship line etc trading and commerce.
Human trafficking from nigeria to europe international. Trafficking of nigerian women into prostitution in europe. Overview of trafficking and prostitution laws in the middle east and africa the ecowas countries. It examines the definitions of child trafficking and the increasing convergence of antitrafficking strategies in west africa. Current patterns of child trafficking in west and central africa although, child trafficking is a global problem, the practice is particularly widespread in some regions. Trends of child trafficking situat ion in nigeria and a way forward. In some cases, increasing countertrafficking efforts by law enforcers in. This powerful animation tells the story of abike, who moved to the uk to be a nanny but was then sold for sex trafficking and. It confirmed that most of the victims were aged below 20 years at the time of trafficking. Niger is a source, transit, and destination country for children and women subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution. Causes and effect of child trafficking in nigeria a case study of oredo local government area of edo state abstract this project work is to evaluate the causes and effect of child trafficking in nigeria a case study of oredo local government edo state. Cyclical causes combine both individual and system circumstances to explain the.
Part one focuses on the international normative framework on child trafficking, including the international human rights standards that commit nations to act on this issue. Due to the abolishment of slave trade in nigeria by 18851950, the act of human trafficking was reduced and some few years later they started child trafficking since the children are more vulnerable. Child trafficking the guardian nigeria news nigeria. Pdf trends of child trafficking situation in nigeria and. Child trafficking is a form of human trafficking that involves the transportation, harbouring, receiving,recruitment of children in the purpose. Nigeria s policy on protection and assistance to trafficked persons spells out the need for the restoration of the victims of tips trafficking in persons and exploitative hazardous child.
In nigeria prone conflict zone, boko haram trafficked. The european union has estimated that 60% of all sex workers in italy and belgium are nigerian women. Child adoption as a tool for child trafficking in nigeria. Measures to combat trafficking in human beings in benin. Similarly, in reports about effortsto stop child trafficking, it is difficultto know which effortswere relevant to stopping child trafficking for sexual purposes. A nigerian newspaper and online version of the vanguard, a daily publication in nigeria covering nigeria news, niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment. Get free research paper on the menace of child trafficking and abuse in nigeria our project topics and materials are suitable for students in nigeria with case studies in pdf, doc. Children are trafficked within niger for forced begging by religious instructors known as. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. October 2015 human trafficking in nigeria imadr web site.
The importance, how to, effect causes relationship, comparison, history, role, solutions are discussed. Do confraternities control the trafficking of nigerian victims in europe. This paper examines the nexus between poverty and child trafficking in the country. Nigerias total of 834,000 people accounts for about 15% of the 6. Relations and strategic studies, covenant university ora, ogun state, nigeria abstract human trafficking is beginning to attract global attention as a result of its detrimental consequences for development. This report is based on the information collected during both parts of the factfinding trip, insofar as it concerns human trafficking.
In nigeria prone conflict zone, boko haram trafficked children and use them as soldiers and militias. Sex trafficking, trafficking for the purpose of forced sexual exploitation, is a widespread form of human trafficking that occurs in all regions of the world, affects mostly women and girls, and. A history of child trafficking in southeastern nigeria. In some areas, child trafficking is the major trafficking related concern. What are the root causes of human trafficking in nigeria. Causes, effects and remedies abstract this study focuses on the causes, effects and remedies of child trafficking in nigeria using ijebuode local government area of ogun state as a case study. Nigeria is a source, transit and destination country with regard to child trafficking for sexual exploitation. Naptip, in its 2018 report, confirms that the largest number of victims rescued outside of nigeria were rescued from libya and are from edo state. Nigeria is the second largest source of child trafficking victim to the u. They kidnapped young girls,sell them into slavery and forcefully married them. The study also described trafficking routes between nigeria and italy. With a supposed six out of ten trafficked women in european capitals coming from nigeria, research and campaigns intern natasha examines the reason for such prevalence of human trafficking from the west african country. Hence, labeling nigeria as a nation with one of the most dehumanizing form of child abuse, women sexual assault and trafficking in the world eseadi et al. Many girls are trafficked out of nigeria, with or without the northern insurgency.
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