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Abstract Human trafficking in Nigeria has created a serious concern in many people as a result of adverse effects it creates in our society. It is on this ground that the study is conducted to find out the extent and the causes of human trafficking in Nigeria. Two objectives, two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. The study adopted a survey design method. The population of the study comprised trafficked Nigerian citizens, NAPTIP staff, staff of all the NGOs working in the area of trafficking and other international collaborators in Nigeria such as staff of International Office of Migration (IOM), staff of United Nation Children Education Fund (UNICEF), staff of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and staff of International Labour organization (ILO).A sample of 1450 teachers participated in the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to draw the sample. The instrument used for the study was a structured questionnaire. Form the findings it was observed that Nigerian Government has recorded very high extent of human trafficking in the country. Besides, there are various causes of human trafficking to include lack of employment, porous society, poor economic system, ineptitude of Nigerian government, lack of parental care and other weaknesses/ It was recommended that the government of Nigeria should provide facilities for setting up of enterprise, firms and companies to reduce the level of poverty and unemployment in the country and as well encourage innovators and low income earners into the world of business. KEYWORDS: Human trafficking, causes and Nigeria