Education as a tool for eradicating child trafficking in the 21st century

This paper looked into education as a tool for eradicating child trafficking in the 21st century. It present child trafficking as a concern in Nigeria presently and as a major violation of children’s right and an exploitative way of child labour. It also itemized some certain percentages of Nigerian in sex trade in some nations of the world. e.g Europe, Asia and some common routes by which they were taken, stopover locations with means of transportation were also discussed.The mode of operating child trafficking agencies were also unrevealed, which types of trafficking were highlighted to be internal and external with its causes and effects.Education being an acquisition of knowledge was seen particular ill of the society since education caters for the needs of the society and also forms the bedrock for any national development.