Victims were subjected to oaths and debt bondage where they were to repay sums ranging from usd 40,000usd 55,000. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons including forced labor and forced prostitution. Description southeastern nigeria underwent significant economic, political, and social change as a result of european conquest. 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. Secretary of state john kerry released the 2016 trafficking in persons report at the u. Therefore, this paper creates the awareness of human trafficking in nigeria, looks at the effects and made some suggestions for the way out. Although nigeria was initially conceived as a drugtransit nation, regrettably.
It can be used to combine, split and compare pdf documents. This indepth case study report presents the findings from new research into the causes, processes and effects of human trafficking from nigeria to the uk. Human trafficking in nigeria humanitarian aid relief trust. Nigeria until 26 march to investigate issues concerning nigerian asylum seekers, but also discussed human trafficking with additional sources during this time. Human trafficking can occur within a country or transnationally. Its focus is onbenin city inhabited mostly by the bini group although other groups likethe ishan, etsako, akokoedo, and owan are also well represented. Nigerian women account for 70 percent of those trafficked to italy alone. The paper ends with some concluding remarks and recommendations. Patterns of trafficking in persons and empowerment strategies. Abstract illicit drug trafficking is globally identified as a threat to national security, especially in nigeria. Moreover, the report does not purport to cover human trafficking for purposes not related to prostitution, such as domestic servitude and forced labour. Report trafficking in womenfactfinding trip to nigeria abuja, lagos and benin city 1216 march 2006 online. 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 history of child trafficking in southeastern nigeria, 1900s. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The concept of human trafficking this is the secret trade involving buying and selling. State departments trafficking victims protection act 2000 describes severe forms of trafficking as. In nigeria prone conflict zone, boko haram trafficked children and use them as soldiers and militias. This illicit trade has over the years pitched the natives against the ruling government at osadebey. Although a thriving sex trafficking industry has been operating between nigeria and italy for over three decades, there has been a marked increase in. The research was coordinated and the report written by professor christiana e. A survey by womens health and action research centre in edos capital benin city a few years ago showed that one in three young women had received offers to go to europe.
Trafficked nigerian women and children are recruited from rural areas within the countrys borders. The trade is an unlawful one or of an improper kind in particular goods or commodities which are not proper or. Modeles, tendances, experiences et reponses au togo. October 2015 human trafficking in nigeria imadr web site. Using relational data on telephone conversations, the main centrality measures are calculated. Nigerian women and girls are subjected to sex trafficking within nigeria and throughout europe, including in italy, spain, austria, and russia. Conflict is a push factor for trafficking, migration and poverty. The study also described trafficking routes between nigeria and italy. A contextual exposition of the nigerian situation favomi 0. Trafficking in women from nigeria is strongly concentrated in the state of edo in the southcentral part of the country.
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. Inspite of the prevailling problems of unemployment and human trafficking in both nigeria and gambia, largely missing in the literature is the study focused on unemplyment and human trafficking as well as the role of human security provisioning. This is closely followed by having children more than one can cater for x 3. Trafficking of nigerian women into prostitution in europe at. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extraction of organs or tissues, including for surrogacy and ova removal. The main forms and manifestations of human trafficking in nig eria 2. S department of state, nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons including forced labor and forced prostitution. Human trafficking, illegal migration reinforce calls for restructuring by lawrence njoku enugu, kelvin ebiri port harcourt and ayodele afolabi, adoekiti 03 december 2017 4. In nigeria prone conflict zone, boko haram trafficked.
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. 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. Choose from a variety of file types multiple pdf files, microsoft word documents, microsoft excel spreadsheets, microsoft powerpoint. We are greeted almost on a daily basis with a barrage of news of young nigerians who are arrested while attempting to traffic hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin both within and outside the country. Pdf dynamics of trafficking in nigerian women and globalization. Britain must address the root causes of sex trafficking from. Many girls are trafficked out of nigeria, with or without the northern insurgency. Drug trafficking is an ever mounting international security problem. This illicit trade has over the years pitched the natives against the ruling government at. They are interrelated with the roles of all the members of the network.
O university of nigeria, nsukka ou innovation centre ugwoke oluchi c. Nigeria is a colonial creation whose final stage was the merge of southern and northern protectorate in 1914. Trafficking in human beings, especially women and children, in africa v contents foreword vii 1 introduction 1 1. The analysis confirms the importance of madams already highlighted by many academics, but. It confirmed that most of the victims were aged below 20 years at the time of trafficking. Nigeria came to share international land border with benin, niger, chad and cameroon, totalling about 4745sq. Aug 08, 2016 although a thriving sex trafficking industry has been operating between nigeria and italy for over three decades, there has been a marked increase in the numbers of unaccompanied nigerian women.
Globalization and rising human trafficking in nigeria rachael oluseye iyanda1 ngozi nwogwugwu, phd2 correspondence email. Trafficking of nigerian women into prostitution in europe. But there is no reliable statistics tovalidate this assertion as most. The borderlessborder and internal security challenges in. The report does not examine the trafficking of nigerian women within nigeria, nor does it examine the trafficking of nigerian women to non european countries africa, middle east, central asia. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about human trafficking from nigeria and the world on today. Human trafficking news latest breaking stories and top. Jul 01, 2005 trafficking in women from nigeria is strongly concentrated in the state of edo in the southcentral part of the country. 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. Further analysis showed that there was significant difference on gender basis while no. Nigerias total of 834,000 people accounts for about 15% of the 6. The report does not examine the trafficking of nigerian women within nigeria, nor does it examine the trafficking of nigerian women to noneuropean countries africa, middle east, central asia.
Measures to combat trafficking in human beings in benin, nigeria and togo, final report nigeria. The benin monarch, his royal majesty, oba ewuare ii, has advocated the establishment of royal palace task force to combat human trafficking and. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. Drug trafficking and the threat to nigerias national. The author is is the uks first independent antislavery commissioner. This study identifies the major causes of child trafficking that stand as a bottleneck in nigeria. 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. Of the over 70,000 african victims of women trafficking. Human trafficking the guardian nigeria news nigeria and. A history of child trafficking in southeastern nigeria. 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.
Human trafficking, illegal migration reinforce calls for. May 27, 2017 when you mention human trafficking in nigeria, people always say it is prevalent in edo state. This report is based on the information collected during both parts of the factfinding trip, insofar as it concerns human trafficking. Britain must address the root causes of sex trafficking. Trafficking of women and girls in nigeria human rights watch. The european union has estimated that 60% of all sex workers in italy and belgium are nigerian women. The insert doctments function allows you adding all or partial pages of a certain. Trafficking in women and girls in nigeria trafficking in persons or human trafficking in human beings is in short. In 2015, a foreign government reported that with the exception of. Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. The 2016 tip report includes narratives for 188 countries and territories. Measures to combat trafficking in human beings in benin.
When you mention human trafficking in nigeria, people always say it is prevalent in edo state. Nigeria also shares maritime boundaries with equatorial guinea and sao tome and principle. It provides an overview of the issue of trafficking in nigeria, including. 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. The main forms and manifestations of human trafficking in nigeria 2. Its effects on nigerians and ways to to stop the menace once and for all in our society. This article applies social network analysis to a case study to analyze the role of madams in an nigerian sex trafficking network. The essay is derived from a field study executed in 2009. The research in this sense is part of a project, which not only aims at understanding, but is oriented towards the development of coherent and efficient actions in the fight against the criminals who manage such a phenomenon.
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