CHILD TRAFFICKING ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN ODUKPANI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA: SOCIOLOGICAL VIEWPOINT

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The study focused on child trafficking and academic achievement of primary school pupils in Odukpani Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria. The ex-post-facto design was used using a structured questionnaire to gather data from the pupils (respondents) in selected Junior Secondary Schools in Edo State. The sampling technique adopted was the stratified sampling technique. The population for the study is 3,410 pupils consisting of victims and non-victims of child trafficking. And a sample of 341 pupils were used in the study. The instrument for data collection was a well-structured questionnaire divided into four sections. Section A contains the bio data of the respondent, section B has academic achievement. Data collected from the subjects were analyze using SPSS statistical package Version 20 and the following major findings were drawn from the study: A significant relationship between forced labour and pupils’ academic achievement, there is also a significant relationship between sexual slavery and pupils’ academic achievement. Again there is a significant relationship between street hawking and pupils’ academic achievement of pupils. It was recommended among others that victims and non-victims of child trafficking should be sensitized on the effects of child trafficking on personality and academic adjustment in school.

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