Victims of trafficking in Nigeria 2017-2019, by form of exploitation

Sexual exploitation represented the most frequent form of human trafficking in Nigeria, with 931 cases reported in 2017. However, the number of cases sank to half in the following years, reaching a low of 487 in 2019. Recruitment for use in armed conflict was the least reported crime with only 27 cases in 2017 and no cases in 2018 and 2019. Cases of very low frequency were also victims of illegal adoption as well as forced marriage with less than nine cases from 2017 to 2019. More victims of human trafficking were reported in cases of forced labour, child domestic labour, child abuse, sexual abuse, and other kinds of human trafficking. The overall human trafficking ratio showed a noticeable decline from 2017 to 2019.

性剥削在尼日利亚成为最常见的奴隶贸易形式，2017年报告了931起案件。然而，在随后的几年中，案件数量降至一半，2019年降至最低点，仅为487起。用于武装冲突的招募是报告最少的一种犯罪，2017年仅有27起案件，2018年和2019年则无案件发生。极低频次案件还包括非法收养和强迫婚姻，2017年至2019年间此类案件少于九起。在强迫劳动、儿童家务劳动、儿童虐待、性虐待以及其他类型的人奴役案件中，报告的人奴役受害者数量更多。总体来看，从2017年到2019年，人奴役的比例呈现出显著下降的趋势。