Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of “Child Sex Trafficking” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “Child Sex Trafficking in Nigeria” in the involvement of the trafficked children in the “Sexual Activities”. In addition, the research will also analyze several factors that are responsible for the increase of “Child Trafficking in Nigeria” and evaluate the strategies of government constructed to counter the issue.

Child Sex Trafficking in Nigeria

Introduction

Child trafficking is the process in which children and adolescents are taken against their consent. There are several events organized for the process trafficking in which the purchasers place their bids against the children. This is extremely unethical act that has a critical impact on society. The child traffickers force the children to involve in various unethical and unlawful activities (sex tourism, pornography, child labor and sexual activities). Child trafficking is the scenario that is significantly correlated with the increasing crime rate; as well as the deteriorating society. The 21st century is an era of civilization; however, there are several countries in which child trafficking is a burning issue; Nigeria is one of those countries.

This purpose discusses the scenario of child trafficking in Nigeria; in addition, the paper also discusses the involvement taken children in the sexual activities and pornography. Nigeria is the home for child trafficking. The issue of child trafficking is extremely severe in Nigeria, there are several cases in Nigeria, pertaining the selling and purchasing of children. Child trafficking is an unlawful activity; yet, several people in Nigeria have considered it as a very good source of income. Nevertheless, the people involved in the process of child trafficking are criminals; they should be severely penalized because the business of child trafficking is illegal by all accounts.

Child trafficking does not only involve the children taken against their consent. In Nigeria, there are several cases of selling and purchasing of newly born children. The parents of those children avoid taking responsibility of their children because of their low income. Hence, they sell their children to strangers. Different scholarly works reveal that the worth of human life is almost $300. Recent study reveals that Nigerian police arrested a family who was selling their newly born child to a stranger. The strangers raise the trafficked and then sell them to the higher bidders.

Discussion and Analysis

Plantation of Children

According to contrastive studies, Nigeria is a Kingdom of child trafficking and the city of Enugu is its capital. It is the city where child trafficking is a burning issue and it also provides a platform for the network of child traffickers. In October 2008, Nigerian police arrested two nurses and the owner of a private clinic for trafficking in children (Aborisade, Aderinto, 81). The lawful authorities were informed from a girl after she escaped from the hospital. The in-depth investigation by the Nigerian officials revealed that the clinic was one of the major sources of child trafficking, and they termed this operation as "children plantation" (Bond, Gibson, 115).

According to the ...