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A PRESENTATION BY AKANYA YA M MOPAH AUGUS GUSTIN INE INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION UNIT NAPTIP, NIGERIA AT THE WORKSHOP ORGANISED BY IOM IN NUREMBERG, GERMANY 21-22 JUNE, 2016

 Nigeria, with an estimated population of about

170 million people and the rapidly growing youth population, has in recent years witnessed massive exodus of her citizens out of the

• Country. This is as a result of the employment

driven nature of Nigerian emigration and the quest for social security and financial endowment in more developed regions.

 Nevertheless the declining economic prospects in

some developing countries as well as stringent migrant and border controls, a large proportion

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these persons have resorted to irregular means to enter developed nations.

Consequently, criminal elements have taken

advantage

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these gaps to traffick unsuspecting victims who are seeking better quality of life.

Nigeria is not only a source country, but

transit for migrants, as huge number

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pe persons from the sub-region and Asian use Nigeria as their destination to seek economic bliss.

 Many of these irregular movements occur via the Maghreb

and Mediterranean coast with devastating consequences.

Most

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the victims embark

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‘unsafe migration’ travelling by land nd through the desert, and substantial number die of thirst, hunger and physical exhaustion while

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thers rs fall victims of robbery attacks and rebel activities during the journey.

Human

trafficking has negative consequences

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individuals, mainly the victims and the society in general, (per ersona nal and socie cietal risks)

It violates the human rights of its victims; It is degrading and dehumanizing; Social and emotional trauma

 Health risks (both physical and mental),

sicknesses and diseases contacted during trafficking; injuries as a result of direct assault from traffickers; psychological and mental trauma.

 Intimidation, coercion, abduction, fraud,

deception, threats and assaults, which may result in death of victims, their families or friends.

 Spread of STDs, HIV AIDS etc;  It promotes other types of crimes like Money

laundering, drug trafficking and arms smuggling

Forced or bonded labour Child labour Forced prostitution Exploitative

Labour and

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forms

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exploitation

Slavery or slavery-like activities Removal of organs

Interviews with victims NGO’s Clients Product of enquiries Previous Intelligence Surveillance Exchange of Information

 Number of reported cases of Human Trafficking

(HT)

 Number of confirmed incidences of HT  Types Exploitation  Number of International and Domestic Incidents  Number of Victims rescued  Gender of victims  Age of victims  Number of Prosecutions and  Number of convictions

145 15 30 16 1 127 82 32 5 26 91 85 6 9 1 42 27 6 2 8 17 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Numbe ber Typ Types o

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Cases

Reported

 Although

NAPTIP is mandated to coordinate (collect and collate) data on Human Trafficking in Nigeria, there is currently no reliable, unified platform (database) to achieve accurate data.

 Statistics

are reported

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ad-hoc basis by stakeholders

 Some state and non-state actors are not willing

to share information.

 Difficulty

in the iden denti tificati ation

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Trafficked victims: authorities do not always recognize trafficked persons as victims and often mistake them for irregular migrants (human smuggling), professional sex workers or migrant labour.

Lack of awareness surrounding the issue of

undereporting.

Victims are deported while the traffickers

are left behind in Europe

Reluctance

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victims to report their victimization.

Failure to notify

NAPTIP (the coordinating Agency) on repatration of trafficked victims.

 The significance of trans-national cooperation in

information exchange is desirable and a necessary antidote in the total annihilation of human trafficking.

 Creation and maintenance of a National database

to manage data scattered across organizations and departments.

 Information on repatriation of trafficked victims

should be consistently shared with NAPTIP by the repatriating authorities (perhaps, through their Embassies/Consulates).

 Capacity building on identification of trafficked

victims.

 So far, NAPTIP secured conviction of over 270

270 traffickers, rescued over 9000 9000 victims and empowered over 700 700 of the victims since its inception.

 Migration, when it is “safe”

e”, legal and voluntary is the oldest poverty reduction and human development strategy. Indeed, it is a veritable tool for the eradication of poverty that could enhance socio-economic development. To this end, a well structured and organised migration that will entail quota allocation could encourage the employment of a number of skilled Nigerians abroad in a more regular and legal manner.

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