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Community Perceptions of, and Participation in Policy Formulation and Implementation on Human Trafficking in Nigeria

Authors: OSAH Goodnews

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Babcock Journal Of History And International Studies

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The menace of human trafficking in Nigeria has acquired frightening dimensions despite efforts at curbing the phenomenon. Unfortunately most of the victims are women and girls of whom majority come from the rural areas. Whereas most studies tends to concentrate on the push and pull factors facilitating human trafficking, this paper is concerned with the critical areas of policy formulation and implementation, the role of the sending communities in either of these processes, and their perceptions about their effectiveness. To this end, an exploratory survey research was carried out in some of the sending communities in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, now infamous for active complicity in 80% of the trafficking of persons in the country. Of 100 copies of questionnaire administered, 76 were retrieved. This was supplemented with in-depth interviews conducted with key informants, specifically some of the victims and officials of several governmental and non-governmental agencies responsible for either victim rehabilitation or implementation of anti-trafficking policies. The research found that community participation is minimal or non-existent in the processes of policy formulation and implementation with regard to trafficking in Nigeria. Furthermore, the community members thought that government and NGO initiatives had the potential to significantly reduce trafficking, but they doubted the effectiveness of the current policy making and implementation process to reduce trafficking. The work concluded that there is an endemically prurient social context to trafficking that needs to be addressed in the Nigerian case in order for legal and political solutions to be effective. Therefore, communities must be actively engaged at all stages of anti-trafficking policy making and implementation.

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OSAH,G. . (2016). Community Perceptions of, and Participation in Policy Formulation and Implementation on Human Trafficking in Nigeria, 3 (), 76-76.

OSAH,G. . "Community Perceptions of, and Participation in Policy Formulation and Implementation on Human Trafficking in Nigeria" 3, no (), (2016): 76-76.

OSAH,G. and . (2016). Community Perceptions of, and Participation in Policy Formulation and Implementation on Human Trafficking in Nigeria, 3 (), pp76-76.

OSAHG, . Community Perceptions of, and Participation in Policy Formulation and Implementation on Human Trafficking in Nigeria. 2016, 3 ():76-76.

OSAH,Goodnews , . "Community Perceptions of, and Participation in Policy Formulation and Implementation on Human Trafficking in Nigeria", 3 . (2016) : 76-76.

O.Goodnews , "Community Perceptions of, and Participation in Policy Formulation and Implementation on Human Trafficking in Nigeria" vol.3, no., pp. 76-76, 2016.

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