Human Trafficking as Barriers to Personality Realisation

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine human trafficking as a barrier to personality realization. Poverty level and human trafficking, trafficking and criminal activities, hustling experiences of trafficking victims were looked at. The descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. Five research questions and hypotheses were formulated with 100 sample size, using purposive sampling technique. Data came questionnaires distributed to inmates at eh National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) rehabilitation agency in Uyo. Chi-square statistics was used for data analysis through a thirty item questionnaire. The findings of the study showed that poverty level hustling experiences of trafficking victims, commercial sex exploitation of trafficking victims and traumatic experiences of trafficking victims pose a barrier to personality realization. The recommendations were made that parents must provide the basic needs of their children to reduce their vulnerability to traffickers, the government must liaise with NGO’s to battle the scourge of trafficking, government must equip NAPTIP to help them track down traffickers, government must work hand in hand with international organizations to checkmate trafficking.

Keywords: Human Trafficking; Personality Development; Human Rights Abuse; Educational Psychology