Nigeria: The Scourge of Modern Slavery

editorial

Nigeria could do more to eliminate present-day slavery

A new journal paper, 'Gender and modern-day slavery in Nigeria: A critical analysis of baby factory and terrorism' in the May/June 2021 edition of 'ScienceDirect' has drawn global attention to one of the social issues hardly discussed by the authorities in Nigeria. While the malaise of modern slavery cuts across gender, the report concludes that in Nigeria, "the disproportionate economic and power relations (such as inequalities, poverty, social exclusion, exploitations, and obnoxious cultural practices)" has engendered a situation in which women "serve as economic-slaves, sex-slaves, procreation-slaves, and money-ritual-slaves." The article confirms recent estimates by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) which place Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo high on the list of countries where modern slavery is still prevalent.

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