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Trafficking
in Persons is one of the ills against the society which started in the earlier
days as slave trade. African societies before the abolition of slave trade,
were engaged in the business of slavery which resulted in the sale of millions
of black African able-bodied men and women as commodity of trade to be ferried
across the sea and Sahara to work in tea and sugar plantation in Europe and
America.
Human
Trafficking globally has assumed a new dimension radically different from the
brute approach of slave trade. It has changed to a subtle, but equally
dangerous method of organized recruitment that is less visible, but vicious. It
is driven by low morals and the quest for high profits. It feeds on the despair
of the hungry, hopeless, abject poverty and insecurity. With the economic
downturn in Nigeria, human trafficking assumed a dangerous trend. The period
1980 to 1990 witnessed an increasing number of young girls and women travelling
to Europe, and other neighbouring countries for the purposes of prostitution
and exploitative labour. Organized crime
syndicates emerged, specializing in trafficking of persons.
Recent
data in trafficking in Persons (TIP), shows that it is the third most lucrative
form of trans-national organized crime, after drugs and firearms.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
At the end of this module, trainees should be able to:
·
Understand the
relevant international and domestic legal framework on TIP.
·
Have an in-depth
understanding of the TIPPEA Act, 2015.
·
Understand the
offences and identify its elements, under the TIPPEA Act, 2015.
·
Understand the
functions and powers of NAPTIP.
·
Have the knowledge of the functions of the
various departments of NAPTIP.
historical background and overview of the legal framework on trafficking in persons.
