Nigeria
Human Trafficking

Market Overview

According to the Associated Press, an estimated 300,000 poor children are either given or sold by their parents to wealthier families in Nigeria.

Nigeria Black Markets

Number of People:
300,000

Source:   Jennifer Kay, AP, " Trafficking Case Exposes Child Servitude," ABC News, October 17, 2007, http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3742908 (accessed: October 18, 2007).