The evolving menace of baby factories and trafficking in Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12337490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Freedom C Onuoha (0000-0002-4321-1065, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 405-411 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Security Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1024-6029 • E-ISSN: 2154-0128 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10246029.2014.941886 |
| OpenAlex | W2024630685 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Trafficking in persons in Nigeria has largely targeted adults and children, particularly women and girls. Of growing concern, however, is the recent emergence and growth of sophisticated and syndicated groups involved in baby 'factories' and trafficking in Nigeria. This article examines the nature, actors, modus operandi and motives behind this emergent dimension of human trafficking in Nigeria. It concludes that if concerted efforts are not made to deal with the actors and dismantle the market, its profitability will embolden current actors and even encourage new entrants into the booming trade – now and in the future.Keywords: adoptionbaby factorybaby farmingbaby traffickinghuman traffickingorphanages Notes1 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Human trafficking in Nigeria: Root causes and recommendations (Policy Paper Poverty Series No. 14.2(E)), Paris: UNESCO, 2006, 11.2 China doctor jailed for selling babies to traffickers, BBC News, 14 January 2014, http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-25723863 (accessed 17 January 2014).3 Al Chukwuma Okoli and Francis Okpaleke, Human trafficking and trajectories of neo-slavery: the Nigerian experience and a political economy outline, International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science 2(2) (2014), 86–96; Emmanuel J C Duru and Maurice U Ogbonnaya, Combating human trafficking in Nigeria: an evaluation of state policies and programmes, Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 3(3) (2012), 161–164.4 Svetlana S Huntley, The phenomenon of 'baby factories' as a new trend in human trafficking (ICD Brief 3), 2013, http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/upload/documents/20131030T045906-ICD%20Brief%203%20-%20Huntley.pdf (accessed 10 July 2014), 10.5 Kingsley Omonobi, How teenagers, desperate couples fuel baby factories – Police, Vanguard, 1 December 2013, http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/teenagers-desperate-couples-fuel-baby-factories-police/ (accessed 4 January 2014).6 Author's own definition.7 Checking human trafficking in Nigeria, The Tide, 27 June 2011, http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2011/06/27/checking-human-trafficking-in-nigeria/, (accessed 13 March 2014).8 UNESCO, Human trafficking in Nigeria.9 We call them baby factories, Vanguard, 31 March 2014, http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/call-baby-factories/ (accessed 31 March 2014).10 Isioma Madike, The ABC of baby factories (National Mirror investigation), CKN Nigeria, 26 May 2013, http://www.cknnigeria.com/2013/05/the-abc-of-baby-factories-national.html (accessed 31 March 2014).11 Illicit sale of babies, The Sun, 5 October 2011, http://archive2.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/opinion/editorial/2011/oct/05/editorial-05-10-2011-001.html (accessed 1 April 2014).12 Henry Umahi, Baby factory plc, The Sun, 31 March 2012.13 Chinenye Patience Dave-Odigie, Human trafficking trends in Nigeria and strategies for combating the crime, Peace Studies Journal 1(1) (2008), 63–75, 66.14 Umahi, Baby factory plc.15 Emma Una, Female lawyer buys baby for N1.5 million, Vanguard, 28 March 2014, http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/female-lawyer-buys-baby-n1-5-million/ (accessed 30 March 2014).Additional informationFundingFunding: This commentary draws from a paper presented at the 5th international conference: National and international perspectives on crime reduction and criminal justice, organised by the Institute for Security Studies, Johannesburg, 14–15 August 2014, with funding support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the American Political Science Association.Notes on contributorsFreedom C. Onuoha Display full size Freedom C. Onuoha is a research fellow and Head of the Department of Conflict, Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Studies at the Centre for Strategic Research and Studies, National Defence College, Abuja ([email protected])
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