Browsing by Author "Oloriegbe, I.Y"

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    Overview of Legal Implication and Health Consequences of Human Trafficking in Nigeria.
    (Ilorin Journal of Education., 2017) Saka, M. J; Saka, A.O; Oloriegbe, I.Y
    Human trafficking is an enrolment, transport, conveyance, transmission, hiding or acceptance of any person with ultimate purpose of manipulation, abuse including prostitution or other forms of sexual abuse, forced labour or services. The study aims to review legal implications and health consequences of human trafficking. Using information obtained from the shelter zones of the victims and literature search. A total of 2963 trafficked persons were identified, majority of whom are girls less than 18 years of age, factors responsible for the increase in trafficking is not limited to poverty, but include greedy, ignorance, poor group pressure, illiteracy, lack of education, unemployment, and weak legal and policy systems and non-domestication of ratified treat and law. There are similarities in the types of illnesses being treated in the various zones. These illnesses include communicable and non-communicable diseases, trauma sexually transmitted infections (STIs), pelvic inflammatory disease, skin infections, hepatitis, tuberculosis, unwanted pregnancy. It is recommended that shelter zones should have functional hospital for the victims and Nigeria legal systems should be review to provide strong sanctions against the offenders so as not to make criminals escape from grievous offences frequently