GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

This study is carried out in order to strategically assess the forms of trafficking on victims in Nigeria and the effects 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. The results obtained proved that there are various forms of Human Trafficking common in Nigeria that range from deceit to learn a trade, to enroll in school to business opportunities abroad. The result also proved that there is significant effect of human trafficking on the health of trafficked victims in Nigeria such as low self-esteem, doom to their fate and danger to their lives. One of the recommendations was that government should enlighten members of the society on the tricks and forms of human trafficking used by the tricksters to deceive people as well as enlightening people on the trafficked persons danger and stigmatization.