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The programme, which was anchored by Amanpour, highlighted the socio-economic nexus of illegal migration and laxity on the part of the government of Nigeria to contain the ugly trend.
According to Elbagir, human trafficking in Nigeria is an organized cartel and well-coordinated business which makes it practically difficult to be tackled.
She said: “Human trafficking is a big cartel in Nigeria, with returns of over 10 billion naira annually, it is a very organised and well coordinated cartel which made it difficult for Nigerian government to curb.
“It is revealing to know that use of rape by these smugglers is very rampant, and almost becoming a norm, it is really shocking and inhumane.
“We have reached out to Nigerian government on these findings and they agreed that the government is aware of this and working assiduously to put an end to it.
“One continue to wonder how a government that find it difficult to check human trafficking could curtail Boko Haram insurgency.
“Nigerian government must know that the major factor that make young people to be desperate of living the country for greener pasture is poverty and uncertain future, the government, in finding lasting solution to the problem must first and foremost tackle poverty and go after the trafficking cartel.”
