Trafficking in children is a serious problem in Togo and Benin. Local
NGO's estimate that more than 700 children of both sexes were recaptured on
the Benin-Togo borders and the Benin-Nigerian borders during 1997 and returned to their
families. For the single month of January 1998, a total number of 199 Togolese
were brought back and returned to their legitimate parents. ("Child Peddling Serious
Problem in Togo and Benin," All Africa News Agency, 23 March 1998)