ABSTRACT
This project work is to evaluate human trafficking among our
youth in the society (a case study of Oredo Local Government Edo State).
The need for the study arises because of the alarming rate of increase
of human trafficking among the youth in the area study on Edo. From the
analysis, it was found that human trafficking brings about total moral
breakdown and breakdown peaceful marriage or homes. Human trafficking
brings about loss of lives and property; human trafficking terminates
academic careers and also brings poor national image or poor reputation
in the state. the objective of this study is to alleviate human
trafficking or abolish human trafficking from the entire members of the
state. The researcher therefore, recommend that there should be the
awareness of sex education in all schools, the use of mass media for
proper enlightenment to parents and youths. Teaching of moral or
religious training in schools should be mandatory in the school
curriculum, as these can help in solving the problems. Government and
non government agents should educated the entire members of the state on
the dangers of human trafficking include it into the school curriculum.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Background of the study
Statement of problem
Research questions
Significance of study
Research objectives
Scope of study
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
CHAPTER THREE
Research methodology
The population and sample
Content validity
Reliability of instrument
Research instrument
Administration of questionnaire
Collection of data
Data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Analysis
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, conclusion and recommendations
Conclusion
Recommendation
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Human trafficking is an ugly fact of our society that is
prevalent even today. Human trafficking is a world-wide problematic
issue. Over the years, it has metamorphose into frig teeming growth
rate, having reached its peak and without showing sign of reduction in
parts of Africa, Eastern, Europe, the Caribbean’s and Latin American
countries. It is crucial to note that the increase on the cases of human
trafficking in Nigeria is due to the undaunted efforts of the operators
and profiteers of the business who are quick to cite unprecedented
poverty and the near absence of the basic necessities of life as their
driving force.
Human trafficking has brought poor reputation in the
state. our main economic problem is human trafficking., since we began
on the path of nationhood or society. The main obstacle for striding
bodily on this path has been the human trafficking problem because of
unemployment. As a result of this, there has been for the past few years
steady drift away of young men into other countries. This has the chain
result of our society being left under populated or underdeveloped.
Secondly, Nigeria has been bedeviled by myriad of problem
most of the problems can be attributed to the pervasiveness of some of
the ills that hamper the attainment of the development of the society.
As a result of ills that currently hampers the development of the
country, human trafficking has become widespread and now occupied a
preeminent position among the ills that pervade the Nigeria society.
While, it may appear that the problem seem endemic in Edo State
especially Oredo Local Government, there are indications that no parts
of the country is immune from this social malaise that has ravaged many
communities. There are an estimated 80 million by 2015. The
international labour organization (ILO) recently estimated that over 12
million Nigerian children especially in Edo State are engaged in child
labour. The survey also estimated that over 10, 000 Nigerian are engaged
in prostitution in Italy which constitutes in the Italian sex market.
Most of these women and girls are initially trafficked victims many
people especially women and children are lured with the promise of good
jobs and salaries and then sold into prostitution or bonded labour.
Human trafficking is considered to be modern day slavery
where many children and women are force fully or fraudulently recruited,
transported and harbored for sexual or labour exploitation. The victims
of human trafficking are usually made to provide sex under threat and
without consent. However, they are also used as labors to work in field
and fisheries, sweep shops or as domestic helps. Thirdly, human
trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world with
the total annual revenue for trafficking in persons, not less than two
hundred and fifty thousand persons, mostly female (i.e. 60% persons
ranging from 12 years-18 years, while 40% persons above 18 years are
trafficked across the Nigerian borders yearly especially in Oredo, Edo
State and other part of Edo State. the business of trafficking in human
beings is today organized by groups that are also involved in weapons
and narcotics colluding with government officials in dozen countries.
There is very little doubt that it is in curative business and maybe one
of the most difficult to combat. They are less visible than those
caused by gun running and trafficking. Exploiting the poverty and low
status of women in the developing world, middle men are able to bring
together the supply and demand for cheap labour and sex in ways that
linkable not long ago. Though, the fact of human trafficking is not
difficult to understand on its own, its dimension and categorization
continue to multiply by the day. The educational curriculum might have
over sighted this problem, therefore no room was created for this social
ills the subjects that deals on moral that is Christian religious
knowledge and the Islamic religious knowledge are gradually phasing out
as teacher that staunched these courses are not being employed by some
employers social studies which exposes our children to the vices and
virtues in the society is only studied in the junior secondary classes.
So students cannot but cope with the make believe life of affluence,
flamboyances, greed which has made people especially the female
trafficking a huge success in our society.
Human trafficking is the illegal commerce and trade of
people. It is essentially the facet of slavery which relies on direct
purchase in contrast to the “natural increase” from enslaving the
children of slaves. The United Nations (UN) defines “trafficking in
persons” as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboruring ort
receipt of persons by means of the threat or use of force or other forms
of coercion of abduction of fraud of deceptions, of the abuse of power
or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of
payments achieve the consent of a person, having control over another
person’s for the purpose of exploitation.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This study as a worldwide problem, frightens the growth
rate of our economy, reducing lives of people in the world it has also
brought poor reputation to the state. because of unemployment human
trafficking has increased particularly in Oredo Local Government Area in
Edo State, they have gone in search for money which has led the state
to be underdeveloped. The research is designed to view the immediate
causes and effect of human trafficking among our youth a selected place
in Oredo Local Government Area in Edo State. Because people had fail to
recognize the effect if would bring to the state.
The researcher hope that this project work would assist
the society both at home and in school to reduce human trafficking and
more also the problem which the researcher intend to look into are as
follows:
1. What are the effects of human trafficking among the youth in Oredo Local Government Area in Edo State?
2. What are the causes of human trafficking on the teenagers., adult etc in Edo State?
3. How does human trafficking affect the nation?
4. What are the effect of human trafficking on the standard of living of the youth in Oredo Local Government in Edo State?
5. What are the possible difficulties that the society encounters in human trafficking?
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The ultimate goal of this study includes;
1. To enumerate the various types of human trafficking in Nigeria especially in Oredo Local Government in Edo State.
2. To examine the effects of human trafficking in Edo State particularly Oredo Local Government Area?
3. To examine the causes of human trafficking in Oredo?
4. To proffer solution to the effects and causes of human trafficking?
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
In order to find solutions to the problems raised earlier, the following research questions were raised.
1. Does the poor standard of living bring about human trafficking?
2. Does high illiteracy level bring human trafficking?
3. Does high level of human trafficking hinder development?
4. Does human trafficking brings about frustration among the youth in Edo State?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The study of the effects and causes of human trafficking
in Edo State is considered important due to the fact that this is
capable of having a great impact on individual and the entire members of
Edo State.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY (DELIMITATION)
The scope of the study is based on the evaluation of human trafficking in some selected places in Oredo which are;
- Ring Road, Benin City
- Ekewan, Benin City
- Ogbe, Benin City
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Some words are defined or described to show their meaning as used in this study;
Human: Having to do with mankind as opposed to God or animals of persons having the qualities feelings.
Trafficking: 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.
Slavery: The act of being a slave or condition of being sold into country.
Illegal: Against the law
Profiteer: One who makes large profits unfairly.
Madams: persons involved in trafficking and also force them into prostitutions abroad.
Trolleys: Persons involved in trafficking.
Sex chattels: Personal, object for sexual exploitation.
Business: This is an activity with economic significance under taken with primary purpose of creating customers.
Harboruring: A place of shelter for ships
Fraud: Dishonest dealing, one who pretends to be other than he is.
Exploitation: The act of making use of selfishly.
Poverty: The state of being poor.
Prostitution: This is the act in which a woman offers the use of her
body for sexual intercourse to anyone who will pay for this.
Drugs: Substance used for medical purpose, either alone or in a mixture.
Abuse: Wrong use of something, like drugs.
Bond: Agreement or engagement that a person is bound to observe,
especially one that has force in law, document signed and sealed,
containing such an agreement, enter into with somebody.