Database of Legislation

Trafficking in persons

  • Offences

      • • Trafficking in persons (adults)
      • Trafficking in children (under 18 years)

  • Acts Involved

      • • Transportation
      • Recruitment/Hiring
      • Transfer
      • Harbouring
      • Receipt
      • Buying/Purchasing/Selling
      • Participating as an accomplice
      • Organizing and directing other persons

  • Means Used

      • • Threat of the use of force or of other forms of coercion
      • Abduction
      • Fraud
      • Deception
      • Abuse of power or a position of vulnerability
      • Giving or receiving payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person

  • Exploitative Purposes

      • • Exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation
      • Forced labour or services
      • Slavery or practices similar to slavery
      • Servitude
      • Removal of organs

Nigeria

The Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition), Enforcement and Administration Act

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Highlighted articles

Part II: Establishment of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons   Article 2-12  

Part III: Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons   Article 13  

Part IV: Offences and Penalties   Article 14-37  

Part IX: Treatment of Trafficked Persons   Article 61-66  

Part VII: Search, Arrest and Seizure   Article 45-47  

Part X: Victims of Trafficking Trust Fund   Article 67-68  

Part XI: Mutual Legal Assistance, Exchange of Information and Extradition   Article 69-74  

Part XII: Miscellaneous   Article 81  

 

UNTOC Articles

  • Organized Crime Convention

  • Article 16: Extradition
  • Article 18: Mutual legal assistance
  • Article 24: Protection of witnesses
  • Article 28: Collection, exchange and analysis of information on the nature of organized crime

  • Trafficking in Persons Protocol

  • Any Article

  • Smuggling of Migrants Protocol

  • Firearms Protocol

     

    Cross-Cutting Issues

    • Investigation Procedure

      • Law Enforcement Measures and Cooperation

          • • Exchange of information
     

    Attachments