ABSTRACT

Human trafficking has become multi-faceted, involving multiple stakeholders at institutional and commercial levels. It is a demand-driven global business, with a huge market for cheap labour and commercial sex confronting often insufficient or unexercised policy frameworks or trained personnel to prevent it. Nigeria's commitment to fighting the scourge of trafficking is partly because over the past few years, the country has acquired a reputation for being one of the leading African countries in cross-border and internal trafficking. A representative of an international NGO working in the field of human trafficking in Nigeria confirmed Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP)'s good work, especially in the difficult environment it is in, because it is not heavy bureaucratically, is responsive and has a different culture. NAPTIP also faces challenges such as funding for its expensive and expansive operations, cooperation with courts due to the slow judicial process and especially re-trafficking of previously rescued victims.