(a) Define human trafficking (b) State six causes of human trafficking in Nigeria

Explanation

(a) Meaning of Human trafficking

-Human trafficking is defined as the illicit/illegal business involving the sale and transportation of human beings for economic and other selfish purposes usually the unsuspecting victims are lured away into forced labour, prostitution and other forms of abuse.

- Human trafficking the recruitment of children and women by use of force, deceit and coercion into illegal business.

- Human trafficking is the practice whereby people, children and women are taken away from their homes to provide domestic labour or sexual services to people either within or outside of their country.

(b) Causes of Human trafficking in Nigeria

i. Negative peer influence contributed to human trafficking

ii.Our depressed national economy: This has contributed to so much poverty in the country, and it has encouraged the trafficking in children and women

iii. Poverty: The children and women who are victims of human trafficking are usually from poor homes

iv. Unemployment: Many of those involved in children and women trafficking have no jobs

v. Poor economy: Foreign debt crises, corruption, embezzlement inflation etc are pointers to bad economy

vi. Ignorance or lack of knowledge/awareness on the part of victims of human trafficking

vii. Lack of parental guidance and control

viii. Greed: In addition greed has driven .so many women into this obnoxious trade

ix. Illiteracy/lack of education

x. Inadequate punishment for offenders