Child Trafficking, Illegal Migration and its Concomitant Effects on Nigeria’s Socio Economic Development

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of human trafficking and illegal migration on Nigeria’s socio economic development. A convenience sampling technique was used in selecting 150 respondents from the total staff population of the Nigeria Immigration Service, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related offences Commission and the International Organisation for Migration. Data was collected using a questionnaire tested with Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC), and a reliability coefficient of 0.82 was obtained, indicating the reliability of the instrument deployed. Data obtained were analyzed using simple percentages and linear regression analysis. Findings revealed that human trafficking and illegal migration negatively affected Nigeria’s socio economic development. It recommended, amongst others, that the market for cheap labour, which served as an enabler of human trafficking, needed to be paralyzed; otherwise, efforts in this regard may not record any meaningful progress.