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Isyaku, Shuaibu Shittu
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Interrogating Human Security And Human Trafficking Along Nigeria-Niger Borders 2015-to 2022 Isyaku, Shuaibu Shittu; Pandian, Sivamurugan
Asian Social Work Journal Vol 9 No 1 (2024)
Publisher : Asian Social Work Journal

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47405/aswj.v9i1.275

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Human trafficking is a crime that has persist despite the effort of government in combating the challenge. Various governmental actors at the local, national and international levels have collaborated in combating this menace yet, it still thrives. This has made scholars to beam their searchlight at the factors responsible for its origin and persistence. The Rational Choice Institutionalist theory was adopted as the theoretical framework. This study aimed at the identifying the causes of this menace between Nigeria and Niger Borders from 2015 to 2022. The Illela and Jibia borderlands in Sokoto and Katsina States in the North-Western Nigeria are the focus of this research. Data was collected through interview as a primary source of data. The qualitative data was analyzed using Nvivo to describe the interview responses. The study concluded that poverty is the major factor that responsible for human trafficking in Nigeria. Poverty among other factors has reduced the economic prospects of individuals as such those desperate for better lives are deceived by traffickers usually offer them employment opportunities and improved livelihoods.
Co-Authors Pandian, Sivamurugan