The report, however, acknowledged that Nigeria had improved prosecution and conviction rates under the Trafficking in Persons Law Enforcement and Administration Act (TIPLEAA).
For many young people, sport can be a pathway out of disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly when playing in international professional leagues.
“Our stand as UN is clear on the death penalty. We are principally and categorically against it,” Mr Stolpe said.
She said that child traffickers had found a way to perpetuate the evil act in cohorts with either parents, relations of their victims or the victims themselves.
“My trafficker took nine of us out of Akungba. At present I am the only one returning due to my health.”
