Authors : M.A. Yinusa and A.O. Basil
Abstract: Human trafficking among youth is a major social problem in Nigeria. This study therefore examines youth involvement in the menace with a modest explanation from Benin City. From the population, 96 respondents were used as the sample population. The questionnaire was the major instrument adopted for this study while the interview guide was used to assist semi-literate or illiterate respondents in filling the questionnaire. The chi-square method was used to bring all figures to the same base for easy testing of hypotheses. The following are the major findings of the study: there is a significant relationship between poverty and involvement of youth in human trafficking; youth from problematic homes are more likely to be victims of human trafficking and there is a significant relationship between delinquent peer relationship and involvement of youth in human trafficking. Based on these findings, the following recommendations are made towards effective control: proper parental monitoring of children, discouraging values on quick-get-rich syndrome, effective law enforcement and the support of NGOs to eradicate poverty.
M.A. Yinusa and A.O. Basil , 2008. Human Trafficking among Youth in Nigeria: A Modest Explanation from Benin City, Nigeria. The Social Sciences, 3: 286-290.