By Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko
Amongst the many socio-economic afflictions of Nigeria of the 21st century, is the menace of trafficking in children by persons who have since made child trafficking and trafficking of persons billions’ dollars business franchise.
The problem became hydra-headed so much so that Nigerian state, under former President Olusegun Obasanjo, set up the anti human trafficking agency known as NAPTIP to tackle the menace which, incidentally, is a global criminal network. But NAPTIP is a ghost of its old self and is almost dysfunctional. But the crimes of child trafficking is a crime that offends our national psyche and sensibilities.
