Nigerian women and girls are subjected to sex trafficking within nigeria and throughout europe, including in italy, spain, austria, and russia. They are interrelated with the roles of all the members of the network. Measures to combat trafficking in human beings in benin, nigeria and togo, final report 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. It isgenerally believed that bini girlswomen dominate the sex export toeurope through human trafficking. 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. 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. 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. 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. Description southeastern nigeria underwent significant economic, political, and social change as a result of european conquest. Its effects on nigerians and ways to to stop the menace once and for all in our society. The concept of human trafficking this is the secret trade involving buying and selling. Human trafficking can occur within a country or transnationally. Nigeria also shares maritime boundaries with equatorial guinea and sao tome and principle.
The main forms and manifestations of human trafficking in nig eria 2. May 27, 2017 when you mention human trafficking in nigeria, people always say it is prevalent in edo state. This article applies social network analysis to a case study to analyze the role of madams in an nigerian sex trafficking network. Nigerias total of 834,000 people accounts for about 15% of the 6. When you mention human trafficking in nigeria, people always say it is prevalent in edo state. Globalization and rising human trafficking in nigeria rachael oluseye iyanda1 ngozi nwogwugwu, phd2 correspondence email. Using relational data on telephone conversations, the main centrality measures are calculated.
This illicit trade has over the years pitched the natives against the ruling government at osadebey. Further analysis showed that there was significant difference on gender basis while no. Patterns of trafficking in persons and empowerment. 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. Human trafficking, illegal migration reinforce calls for. 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. Secretary of state john kerry released the 2016 trafficking in persons report at the u. Conflict is a push factor for trafficking, migration and poverty. October 2015 human trafficking in nigeria imadr web site. Human trafficking in nigeria humanitarian aid relief trust. Trafficking in women from nigeria is strongly concentrated in the state of edo in the southcentral part of the country.
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. A history of child trafficking in southeastern nigeria. O university of nigeria, nsukka ou innovation centre ugwoke oluchi c. 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. In 2015, a foreign government reported that with the exception of. The trade is an unlawful one or of an improper kind in particular goods or commodities which are not proper or. In nigeria prone conflict zone, boko haram trafficked children and use them as soldiers and militias.
Its focus is onbenin city inhabited mostly by the bini group although other groups likethe ishan, etsako, akokoedo, and owan are also well represented. 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 borderlessborder and internal security challenges in. 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. 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. 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 author is is the uks first independent antislavery commissioner. Modeles, tendances, experiences et reponses au togo. Trafficking of nigerian women into prostitution in europe at.
Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about human trafficking from nigeria and the world on today. The european union has estimated that 60% of all sex workers in italy and belgium are nigerian women. 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. In nigeria prone conflict zone, boko haram trafficked. Human trafficking the guardian nigeria news nigeria and. Nigeria is a colonial creation whose final stage was the merge of southern and northern protectorate in 1914. The study also described trafficking routes between nigeria and italy. Although nigeria was initially conceived as a drugtransit nation, regrettably.
Therefore, this paper creates the awareness of human trafficking in nigeria, looks at the effects and made some suggestions for the way out. This report is based on the information collected during both parts of the factfinding trip, insofar as it concerns human trafficking. Nigeria until 26 march to investigate issues concerning nigerian asylum seekers, but also discussed human trafficking with additional sources during this time. Report trafficking in womenfactfinding trip to nigeria abuja, lagos and benin city 1216 march 2006 online. 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. 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. The paper ends with some concluding remarks and recommendations. Nigerian women account for 70 percent of those trafficked to italy alone. The analysis confirms the importance of madams already highlighted by many academics, but.
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. 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. 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. Britain must address the root causes of sex trafficking.
Britain must address the root causes of sex trafficking from. Iom estimates that approximately 80% of girls arriving to europe from nigeria are potential victims of trafficking for exploitation whose numbers have. State departments trafficking victims protection act 2000 describes severe forms of trafficking as. 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. This illicit trade has over the years pitched the natives against the ruling government at. The benin monarch, his royal majesty, oba ewuare ii, has advocated the establishment of royal palace task force to combat human trafficking and. The research was coordinated and the report written by professor christiana e. This is closely followed by having children more than one can cater for x 3. Drug trafficking and the threat to nigerias national. Human trafficking news latest breaking stories and top. A people smuggler in nigeria delivered a chilling message to an undercover cnn reporter posing as a migrant hoping to reach europe.
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 insert doctments function allows you adding all or partial pages of a certain. A history of child trafficking in southeastern nigeria, 1900s. Patterns of trafficking in persons and empowerment strategies. A contextual exposition of the nigerian situation favomi 0. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons including forced labor and forced prostitution. Drug trafficking is an ever mounting international security problem.
Many girls are trafficked out of nigeria, with or without the northern insurgency. Measures to combat trafficking in human beings in benin. 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. Trafficking of women and girls in nigeria human rights watch. 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. Jul 01, 2005 trafficking in women from nigeria is strongly concentrated in the state of edo in the southcentral part of the country. Trafficking in human beings, especially women and children, in africa v contents foreword vii 1 introduction 1 1. The 2016 tip report includes narratives for 188 countries and territories. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks.
Nigeria came to share international land border with benin, niger, chad and cameroon, totalling about 4745sq. It provides an overview of the issue of trafficking in nigeria, including. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. Of the over 70,000 african victims of women trafficking. It confirmed that most of the victims were aged below 20 years at the time of trafficking. Trafficking of nigerian women into prostitution in europe. Trafficking in women and girls in nigeria trafficking in persons or human trafficking in human beings is in short. But there is no reliable statistics tovalidate this assertion as most. Taking a whole of journey approach, it identifies gaps in understanding, policy, support and response in both countries. The main forms and manifestations of human trafficking in nigeria 2. 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. The essay is derived from a field study executed in 2009. It can be used to combine, split and compare pdf documents.
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