Trafficking of Children from Nigeria to Britain: An Exploration of this Phenomenon

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

My thanks go out to all who have helped me complete this study and with whom this project may have not been possible. In particular, my gratitude goes out to friends, facilitator and family for extensive and helpful comments on early drafts. I am also deeply indebted to the authors who have shared my interest and preceded me. Their works provided me with a host of information to learn from and build upon, also served as examples to emulate.

DECLARATION

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ABSTRACT

Human trafficking is one of the most difficult subjects to find documented literature, and statistics to defend the thoughts and arguments pertaining to human trafficking. Although, past research has studied the most common types of human trafficking crimes committed, crimes against women and children. The aim of this dissertation is to examine the distinction between human trafficking and human smuggling in policy and the implications of trafficking and smuggling for Nigeria and to investigate the trafficking of Nigerian children to Britain. Human trafficking and modem-day slavery is the third largest criminal industry in the world, after drugs and arms dealing, and it is the fastest growing, with annual profits in the billions. Instead of helping the traffickers by turning a blind eye to these practices, researchers, government agents, and common civilians can all do their part to stop human trafficking. Street children, as young as two years old, are trafficked into metropolitan centres throughout Africa, where they are force to beg for money. Child begging is considered a form of human trafficking. There are many ways that children are lured and brought into trafficking, the way to stop trafficking and protect today's and tomorrow's children is with knowledge, the more one know about this crime the less likely it will happen.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER # 1: HUMAN TRAFFICKING1

Aim and Objectives of the Study1

Child trafficking1

Trafficking vs. Smuggling3

Child Trafficking in Nigeria4

Literature Review6

Child Trafficking and Prostitution7

Organisations tackling the problem in Nigeria and Britain9

CHAPTER # 2: THE EXTENT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN NIGERIA AND EXPLANATIONS OF WHY TRAFFICKING IN NIGERIA OCCURS11

Trafficking Policy and Protocol in Nigeria11

Legislation surrounding Child Trafficking in Nigeria13

Child Trafficking as a Crime16

Reason behind trafficking in Nigeria16

CHAPTER # 3: CHILD TRAFFICKING FROM NIGERIA TO BRITAIN20

Extent of child trafficking20

Experiences of Child Victims21

Child trafficking in UK23

CHAPTER # 4: METHODOLOGY24

Research Design24

Study Participants24

Research Instrument25

Ethical Considerations25

Data Security: Participant Anonymity and Document Retention25

Limitations of the Study26

CHAPTER # 5: FINDINGS27

Interview Analysis27

The Number of Child Sex Trafficking Victims in the Nigeria28

Trafficking along the Nigeria-Britain border28

Family Formation and Reunion as a mode of Nigerian Migration to Britain29

CHAPTER # 6: CONCLUSION33

REFERENCE38

APPENDIX41

Interview Questions41

CHAPTER # 1: HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Aim and Objectives of the Study

The aims of this research study are as follows:

To explore the ...