CHILD TRAFFICKING IN NIGERIA
The glory of children is seeing themselves in the midst of their colleague in school and grow up like other children in the society. children are suppose to be the leaders of tommorrow.
Reverse is the case,as some children are victims of trafficking either to serve as a begger, servant vice-versa.
Six million Nigerian children are estimated to be at risk of trafficking for domestic forced labour, prostitution and pornography every year according to a national survey conducted by the international labour organization in 2003.
some parents give their children without even realising that they are given them to the wrong hands.Perherps promises of homes and better education lure parents, only to find out later that their child has either turned into slaves, beggers, or even prostitutes.
Reverse is the case,as some children are victims of trafficking either to serve as a begger, servant vice-versa.
Six million Nigerian children are estimated to be at risk of trafficking for domestic forced labour, prostitution and pornography every year according to a national survey conducted by the international labour organization in 2003.
some parents give their children without even realising that they are given them to the wrong hands.Perherps promises of homes and better education lure parents, only to find out later that their child has either turned into slaves, beggers, or even prostitutes.
Government on its part has to set up an agency to fight trafficking by implementing laws that will ban all forms of trafficking and also educate parents on this issue.
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