User:Angelina4118/Human trafficking in Nigeria

"Diya" or "blood" money
This form of trafficking tends to take place in the northern part of Nigeria. It often involves the luring of young children into Saudi Arabia to be murdered for blood money otherwise known as Diya. The method of receiving this blood money is to take a child to a shopping center or busy area in Saudi Arabia often patronized by rich individuals. During this time the child will be pushed out into the street to be run over or killed by a moving car. In Saudi Arabia there are two penalties for anyone who kills another human being. The first being the death penalty and the second being compensation to the relatives of the family. The relatives of that victim can accept a "Diya . In this case the trafficker would accept and obtain close to an equivalent of 3,500,000 Naira. The trafficker will return to Nigeria, and inform the parent that the child died of natural causes and offer them a portion of the "Diya. Culturally parents will accept the child' s death as the will of Allah and not probe.

Poverty
Although Nigeria has enormous natural and human resources (Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa and the eleventh largest in the world) it is rated as one of the poorest countries in the world with a GDP per capita of about US $1,000. for a population of about 130 Million there is  massive  unemployment  and  a  general  lack  of  opportunities  for economic  ventures,  low  standards  of  living,  devalued  local  currencies and  a  failure  to  meet  the  health,  food,  habitat  and  security  needs  of  the people. Populations living  in  political  and  economic  instability  often  seek  to migrate elsewhere in search of better opportunities. the destination of that migration is usually into bigger cities.The rural areas of Nigeria, where the bulk of the population resides, are not industrialized. there are few job opportunities or institutions of higher learning. consequently, even when the children do receive some education up to secondary school, there are no jobs at the end of their schooling nor additional institutions for them to attend. the economic  situation  is  such  that  most  parents  are  unable to care and properly feed their families. Parents subject their children to various forms of labor, including trafficking for economic gains.

Lack of Information

Traffickers usually  recruit  the  vulnerable  with  promises  of  better conditions  elsewhere. the typical  bait  is  a  job  opportunity  with  higher earnings than those available in the local community. traffickers also use the opportunity of further education or the acquisition of skills. they promise potential marriage or guarantee jobs overseas, mostly in the informal and unregulated sectors,  such  as  hairdressers,  nannies,  or  domestics. in the case  of  children,  traffickers  approach  the  families  in  rural  communities with promises of education, better living conditions and lucrative work. the traffickers or their agents sometimes add incentives such as a provision of money or clothing. The majority  of  trafficked  persons  are  unaware  of  the  forms  of  labor to  which  they  will  be  subjected. Most people  trafficked  to Europe  for prostitution  did  not  foresee  entry  into  the  sex  industry.

Harmful Cultural and Social

Significant portions  of  women living in Nigerian  society  could possibly be regarded as culturally submissive. While urbanization has happened rapidly, many  traditional social norms remain intact, and even well-educated women can still have marginal status. Women cannot inherit property, even if they are the only remaining heir. thus, women are trapped within a rigid hierarchy where the will of men is to be respected. this makes them extremely vulnerable to the manipulation and influence of traffickers