CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Introduction
Human Trafficking is commonly defined as a form of modern-day slavery, it is an issue that affect individual globally. Although Nigeria is rich with natural resources, several issues exist such as a lack of job opportunities, social on justices, exclusion and discrimination. All of these make many individuals vulnerable to human trafficking. Due to weak child protection laws and family protection services, many women and children are subject to exploitation. Traffickers most commonly smuggle these victims of human trafficking in Nigeria to foreign countries.
The United Nations perceived exploitation including prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery and practices similar to slavery, servitudes or the removal of women organs. Trafficking of women for sexual exploitation has no historical and geographical break or barrier. from the earliest times, the peoples of divergent societies across the globe have experienced in various ways the problems of trafficking of women for sexual exploitation. In most cases it was seen as normal as it was associated with the people spirituality, economic, diplomatic need and engaging on it was like a collectivity issues. While on some places it was seen as abnormal and a societal menace.
However, it is cleared that trafficking in various form is in human and barbaric infact trafficking of humans or trafficking for sexual exploitation as a modern from for slave trade in the 21st century. It is an affront to human dignity. In view of this realization efforts are now being put in place across the globe to combat the menace nationally and internationally. It is against this background that this study will attempt a study of the trafficking for sexual exploitation in Nigeria.
Aim and Objectives of the Study
The aim of this study is to examine human trafficking of women for sexual exploitation in Nigeria, while the objectives of this study are
- To examine the concept of human trafficking of women in Nigeria.
- To examine the origin and causes of human trafficking of women in Nigeria
- To role of NAPTIP in addressing human trafficking in Nigeria.
- Challenges facing human trafficking in Nigeria.