March 4, 2018
Edo State
explotation
extreme poverty
human rights
Human trafficking
juju
Nigeria
Samire Adam
I never knew about the instances of sex trafficking that were taking place in Edo State. This article was well written about a subject that I had no idea what was going on. It’s sickening as well because the article mentions that the women often times volunteer themselves to be trafficked. I think sex trafficking like in the one I have read here have to be made into a bigger issue because sex trafficking is a violation of human rights.
30/11/2018
12:07 am
Christopher Metta Bexar
I agree with the other commentators. Sex trafficking is a human rights violation, and needs to be stopped. But the extreme poverty that has existed in Africa since the colonial times makes it still a way of escape for families who are willing to sell their children and wives into this form of slavery. Am not sure exactly what it will take to slow down the tide of slavery but education and making it unattractive to the madams and pimps would be a start in the right direction.
14/03/2019
12:07 am
Jose Chaman
This topic is really alarming. The situation that these women go through is really horrible and inhuman, the state of Nigeria should implement economic policies that favor their economic growth and work, so there will be more jobs and law control, and women will not have to go through this martyrdom. Living in a society with stable human rights, these situations should not occur, international intervention should be immediate, and unfortunately there is no talk about these issues.
21/02/2020
12:07 am
Sara Guerrero
The extreme poverty going on around the world is one of the many large issues going on in the world, the fact that people are being trafficked for business is disgusting and it just shows how large of an issue this is. Goverments need to step it up and starts implementing plans and goals for the benefit of the people and stop issues like these. It’s sad that in order to fix large issues like these all you need is a better education system and only then can the world really start changing for the better.
23/02/2020
12:07 am
Alondra Lozano
Sex trafficking has always been a world problem and it will most likely always be, due to people who live in poverty. It is such a horrible thing, especially when they hesitate to stop it due to the “black magic” that will harm their families if they don’t do what they are told. It is a violation of human rights and in my opinion I feel like not a lot of people put much importance to this subject.
11/03/2020
12:07 am
Pedro Lugo Borges
Slavery is awful in no matter what way it is, but sexual exploitation is just despicable and before this article I was not aware of the religious and blackmail incentive that the slavers use to the exploited to keep them as slaves and then as advertisement back at home for the practice. While i didn’t fully understand the numbers at the end of the paragraph as is it saying that these women traffic represent 19 percent of all humans trafic in the world or that 19 percent of humans are traffic this way. The second figure even more alarming if its only 19 percent of all the people traffic makes almost 3/4 of all profits in this illegal trade there’s gonna be a lot of incentive to keep it going so i’m scared this problem won’t be solved soon and many people will have to live in this kind of mal-fortune.
04/10/2020
12:07 am
James Fee
80% of women trafficked in Europe from one state in Nigeria is a staggering figure, and I had no idea this issue was so geographically concentrated. The coordinated use of indigenous religion (via the priests) and debt (via the pimps) is so effective at enslaving women who wanted a chance at a better life. I would hope, given how concentrated the issue seems to be, that local and international officials can disrupt some of these trafficking rings and educate local women on the dangers of these arrangements.
22/06/2023
12:07 am
Nursultan Berdaliyev
Of course, sexual slavery is disgusting and sometimes unimaginable how it can happen these days, but I understand that this is happening primarily because of the severe poverty that many people in Africa are experiencing. It was new to me that pimps even use magical rituals to recruit and put psychological pressure on these people. Nevertheless, I believe that to solve this problem, first of all, the government needs to work on the education system, followed by financial assistance to those in need, and ensuring proper work. Of course, this will not stop those who decided to make money this way, but it should minimize the number of victims of sexual slavery. Good job!
26/06/2023
12:07 am
Lashanna Hill
Lack of education, poverty, and basic human rights will only continue this practice in areas such as Nigeria. That’s disheartening to understand that these women and girls end up signing legally bounding contracts that trap them into exploitative sex work. I do believe that in order to tackle this all parties involved have to be very honest and not just on the poverty side of things. It’s a business that is definitely a boosting part of developing countries’ GDP and would need to have some sort of accountability for overlooking the exploitation of women and girls around the world. For the young girls and women whose families are becoming complacent with this route out of poverty-stricken situations, it would be interesting to see which programs and opportunities stem from the prevention campaign. Excellent article.
29/06/2023
12:07 am
Clarissa Gonzalez
Sex trafficking has and always will be a world problem that just won’t go away. It has such a long and horrible history that will hopefully go away as time passes. The way people get women and children to go with the flow of sexual trafficking is just horrid and they deserve more than what they get in these situations. I’m so glad this article touches upon such an important topic that needs so much more recognition.
18/11/2018
12:07 am