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Nigeria

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Trafficking

Nigerian women trafficked to Italy were typically victims of an organized traffic network. (International Organisation for Migration, European Race Audit Bulletin No. 25, The Institute of Race Relations, London UK, 25 November 1997)

Prostitution

Prostitution and violence against women have increased since the presence of Shell Oil. (Diana Wiwa, International Representative of Federation of Ogoni Women's Organizations, The Role of Women in the Struggle for Environmental Justice in Ogoni, 25 April 1997)

Official Response and Action

Nigeria’s military government has set up a committee to improve morals of youth in the country. The head of the National Orientation Agency, Elo Amucheazi said that Nigerian youths were engaging in prostitution, murderous cult groups and other criminal activities. (Felix Onuah, "Nigeria's military rulers shocked at youth morals," Reuters, 5 August 1997)

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Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation
Donna M. Hughes, Laura Joy Sporcic and Nadine Z. Mendelsohn