Slavery still exists in Nigeria, check out Nigeria’s position on countries with the highest number
– Forced marriages become second highest form of slavery in the country
– Burundi is the only country that makes slavery awareness an annual practice
The havoc of Boko Haram has made Nigeria more enslaved people than any other country in Sub-Saharan Africa with 875,500 out of 6,228,800 in Africa and 45.8 million in the world.
This statistical figure by anti-modern slavery organization, Walk Free Foundation in the Global Slavery Index 2016, was based on the survey conducted in 167 countries across the world.
According to the survey, slavery in Nigeria takes the form of forced labour in the domestic sector as forced marriages account for the second highest form of slavery in the country.
Also conflict, economic crisis and environmental disaster are the major enablers of modern slavery in Sub-Saharan Africa.
As the survey also reveals that the Boko Haram conflict in the country’s north east led to an increase of people living in slavery in Nigeria and other neighbouring countries like Chad and Cameroon.
The Islamist group has kidnapped thousands of people in the north east region most of which are women and children are use as sex slaves and put to forced labour.
“The escalation of violence in Nigeria following the Boko Haram conflict has had widespread effects on Nigeria and across the region, particularly in Cameroon where refugees fleeing conflict have sparked a humanitarian crisis,” the report stated.
This report also added that “Modern slavery in the Sub-Sahara was enabled by economic conditions, violent conflict and territorial displacement, in addition to widespread humanitarian and environmental crises.”
Walk Free Foundation described the response of governments in Sub-Sahara Africa to modern slavery in their domains as “inadequate”.
It said that reports on actions taken by governments to combat modern slavery do not exist, as the report commends Burundi for its responsive action on this awareness, says the only country to make this an annual practice was Burundi, whose children and ethics brigade ran anti-trafficking awareness programmes from at least 2011 to 2014.
This comment is also coming following an analysis by Femi Aribisala, a social commentator that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is the worst in the history of the country.
According to him, the All Progressives Congress, APC-led administration has not given Nigerians the change they so desired when they sent erstwhile president, Goodluck Jonathan packing over one year ago.
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