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What share of trafficked persons in Nigeria are women?

The statistical report on women and men indicates that women form a majority of the victims of trafficking. In 2016, 80.57% of trafficked persons were women. This was at 75.34% in 2017 and 83.55% in 2018. In 2019, it was 80.64%. 

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