How Human/Sex Traffickers are taking advantage of Internally Displaced Persons in Borno state Nigeria.
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Since the inception of Boko haram, in 2002
(it started as a youth group in 2002, but was declared a terrorist organization in 2009)
Over 350,000 people have been recorded dead and over 2.7 million persons displaced.
With the Nigerian government's decision to shut down the IDP camp in Borno state in November 2021 over 200,000 people have been plunged into destitution.
Imagine a population of over 200,000 people stranded in Borno, the current headquarters of Boko haram, with the majority of them being women and children, if they don't fall into the hands of Boko haram members they are most certainly going to fall into the hands of human traffickers.
All over the world, 'human trafficking is a hot and lucrative business' worth $150 billion, due to poverty and bad governance third-world countries like Nigeria has become a hot spot for these human/sex traffickers.
It's almost very easy! All they need to do is to meet stranded, young and naive people from improvised regions, convince them of high-paying jobs as domestic workers or barmaids, and then take them to brothels where they force the young girls to sleep with as many as ten men in a day.
As for the boys, they are forced to do extremely strenuous jobs for little or no fee
The effect of human/sex trafficking in our society is massive, these dastardly act is capable of destroying the lives of their victims leaving them traumatized for life.
According to cdc.gov, the consequences of sex trafficking are similar to the consequences of sexual violence. Consequences can be immediate and long-term including
Physical and relationship problems.
Psychological concerns, and negative
Chronic health outcomes.
In recent times, the number of 'baby factories' in Nigeria is said to have skyrocketed. In these so-called baby factories, young girls are repeatedly raped and impregnated; their young ones are sold out for thousands of dollars.
It's not uncommon for them to contract STDs repeatedly.
According to NV.org, human trafficking victims often
Appears malnourished.
Show signs of physical injuries and abuse
Avoid Eye contact, social interaction, and authority figures/law enforcement.
Seems to adhere to scripted or rehearsed responses in social interaction.
Lac official identification documents.
Appear destitute/lacking personal possessions.
Work excessively long hours.
Live at their place of employment.
Check into hotels/motels with older males, and refer to those males as a boyfriend or “daddy,” which is often street slang for a pimp.
Have poor physical or dental health.
Tattoos/ branding on the neck and/or lower back.
Untreated sexually transmitted diseases.
Small children serving in a family restaurant.
Security measures that appear to keep people inside an establishment - barbed wire inside of a fence, bars covering the insides of windows.
Not allowing people to go into public alone, or speak for themselves
If you come across anybody exhibiting any of these listed signs, don't fail to report it to the nearest police station.
If you are in Nigeria, you can contact NAPTIP;
National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters with the following numbers;
TOLL-FREE LINE
0800CALLNAPTIP (08002255627874)
SHORT CODE: 627
or
Phone number: (+234) 07030000203
Do you want to read a short human and sex trafficking in Nigeria?
Follow the link below!
Beyond Agadez: The untold story of the victims of human trafficking and organized crime
Credit;
Hrw.org
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Statista.