SECTION B
NATIONAL ETHICS, DISCIPLINE, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Question 5
(a) Identify five reasons why people engage in human trafficking
(b) Highlight five hindrances to the activities of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)
Observation
This question was less popular as many candidates failed to attempt it. The performance of most candidates who answered it was below average. Candidates were able to tackle the A part much better than the B part. Students could not tell the roles of NAPTIP in curbing trafficking. Expected points candidates were to state in the B part include;
B. HINDERANCES TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE PROHIBITION OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NAPTIP)
- Poverty/economic hardship.
- Inter-agency rivalry/lack of cooperation among bodies fighting against trafficking.
- Legal technicalities
- Inadequate funding of agencies.
- Bureaucratic bottlenecks.
- Difficulty in identifying victims/uncooperative attitude of victims.
- Poor enforcement of human trafficking laws by the relevant agencies
- Connivance of security officials .
- Corruption.
- Poor motivation/condition of service of staff of relevant agencies.
- Threat to victims’ families by perpetrators.
- Inadequate information on victims.
- Vulnerability of victims.