NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE PROHIBITION OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NAPTIP) AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONTROL IN NASARAWA STATE-NIGERIA

Omaku Bala Egwa, Abdullahi Kassim Adams and Adamu Adamu Auta
Volume 12 Issue 3

Abstract

Human trafficking or modern-slavery has become a global phenomenon with adverse effect on individual victims and their families, communities and countries. The study was guided by two specific objectives. The study sampled one Local Government Areas from each of the three senatorial districts of Nasarawa State viz; Akwanga LGA (North), Lafia LGA (South) and Keffi LGA (West), with an estimated total population of 923,848. The sample size of this study is 400. The paper used simple random and purposive sampling techniques to select the respondents. The study used primary data type through questionnaire and Key Informant Interview to generate data from 400 sampled respondents, three youth leaders and five staff of the NAPTIP office in Nasarawa State participated as key informants. Quantitative questions were formed using Very High, High, Undecided, Low and Very Low. The study used descriptive statistics to analyze quantitative data while data sourced qualitatively were analyzed using content analysis in order to compliment quantitative data. It is found that poverty, corruption, lack of education, lack of legitimate economic opportunities, high unemployment and large family size are the causes of human trafficking in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. It was also found that NAPTIP is ineffective in the areas of public awareness campaign, investigation of human trafficking cases, prosecution of suspects of human trafficking, and reorientation of victims of human trafficking in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The study recommends that government at all levels should create economic enabling environment so that youth can learn skills and there should be establishment of NAPTIP offices in all the local government areas for effective coverage on human trafficking cases in Nasarawa State. Keywords: NAPTIP, Human, Trafficking, Persons, Control

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