CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Worldwide, huge quantities of ladies and young ladies incidentally fall survivors of human trafficking; either for domestic work, sexual double-dealing, or constrained work, among different purposes, yet the circumstance has represented an appalling threat to public, territorial and worldwide harmony and security in all implications (UNICRI, 2004). The human and social ramifications of this human trafficking under talk have convincing impacts that have extensive results on humanity and the general public. Furthermore in undeniable reality, the actual torment and maltreatment of casualties from the enthusiastic and mental experience saw or gone through by casualties in the possession of traffickers, and the chaperon impacts on such people and society are obviously disastrous (World Bank Development Report, 2012).

Accordingly, human trafficking, as unlawful exchange arms, weapons and opiates, digital threats, financial or tax evasion, progressed charge extortion, among others has turned into a genuine worry as a present-day social predicament around the world (Poulin, 2004). Anyway in 2007, during the 200th year commemoration for the cancelation of slavery, the United Nations' researchers and different specialists set up that almost 800,000 people are being dealt across the boundaries universally yearly (UNHCR, 2000). Human trafficking is one the various types of worldwide wrongdoings tormenting our general public today and it is considered among the most worthwhile transnational violations matched exclusively by medication and guns trafficking (UNHCR, 2000).

Around the world, it is assessed that the crime produces billions of dollars yearly for complex illicit groups (Goodey, 2008). The illicit exchange human creatures keeps on developing at disturbing rates thus the requirement for its consideration by the global local area (Goodey, 2008). In addition, the current information from the United Nations Office on patterns of the danger demonstrates that north of 160 nations have been recognized to be impacted while 127 nations were distinguished as conditions of beginning, 98 as section countries and 137 as objective states. In any case, there is no agreement on the quantity of dealt casualties every year, different intercontinental foundations and government offices gauge that somewhere in the range of 600,000 and 2 million individuals are yearly dealt misguidedly across the globe (Albanese, 2008).

Underway of Bales (1999), human trafficking is considered to be advanced subjection that rises above worldwide limits in this manner presenting cross boundary frailty whose way to deal with regulation call for examination. In the mean time, human trafficking has presented risky threats to the adjoining countries' human security, subsequently the requirement for line control. Along these lines, while making an investigation of customary security, trafficking issue calls for accentuation on tough line control and security, relocation controls, and worldwide law requirement participation (ECOWAS, 2001). Notwithstanding, the classes of human trafficking incorporate youngster trafficking, ladies trafficking and on occasion men trafficking for reasons for financial increases driven by sexual double-dealing, constrained work and kid troopers as the vital back and forth "dealer versus customer" inspirations (Cann, Jack and Christopher, 2010).

In view of the above mentioned, the review is ready to analyze the set of experiences, patterns and examples of human trafficking in Nigeria; explore factors supporting human trafficking in the nation; inspect the endeavors made by the Nigerian government to checkmate human trafficking in the nation; lastly grill the ramifications for public harmony and security.

1. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Human trafficking is one of the major challenges faced in the Nigeria society today. Human trafficking these days is no longer gender dependent. Most of the trafficked are used for ritual purposes, some for prostitution and other for activities like hawking etc. Several efforts have been put in place by the Nigeria government and other foreign bodies to ensure the control of human trafficking.  It is to this regard that the study is based on human trafficking has no significant effect on teeming youths in Ado-odo Ota L.G.A

1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The following research questions guide the objectives of the study

1. What is the state of human trafficking today?
2. What has been Nigeria’s experience of human trafficking?
3. To what extent has human trafficking affected the teeming youths in Ado-odo Ota L.G.A?
4. What is the role of the federal government of Nigeria in curbing the menace of human trafficking?

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The study seeks to evaluation of human trafficking and its implications on future prospect of our teeming youths. The objectives of the study are:

1. To look at the state of human trafficking today
2. To examine the Nigeria’s experience of human trafficking
3. To find out the extent human trafficking has affected the teeming youths in Ado-odo Ota L.G.A
4. To determine the role of the federal government of Nigeria in curbing the menace of human trafficking

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study on evaluation of human trafficking and its implications on future prospect of our teeming youths. The study findings of the study will show the causes of human trafficking, the reason for trafficking, the method and techniques used by traffickers and how to control them. The study will also serve as a source of information to NAPTIP, UNODC and other researchers and contribute to the body of the existing literature on evaluation of human trafficking and its implications on future prospect of our teeming youths).

1.6 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS/PROPOSITION

H0: human trafficking has no significant effect on teeming youths in Ado-odo Ota L.G.A

H1: human trafficking has significant effect on teeming youths in Ado-odo Ota L.G.A

1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The study covers on human trafficking has no significant effect on teeming youths in Ado-odo Ota L.G.A

1.8 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

Financial constraint- Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).

Time constraint- The researcher will simultaneously engage in this study with other academic work. This consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the research work.

1.9 DEFINITION OF TERMS

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation. Human trafficking can occur within a country or trans-nationally. It is distinct from people smuggling, which is characterized by the consent of the person being smuggled