Causes And Consequences Of Child Trafficking As Expressed By Married, Adults
[A CASE STUDY OF SHAKI WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE.]

Hypothesis 2 stated that,   there is no significant difference in the consequences of child trafficking as perceived by adults in Shaki West Local Government Area, Oyo State on the basis of gender. The result of the t-test used to analyse the data showed that the null hypothesis was accepted; both male and female respondents are similar in their perception of the consequences of child trafficking. The result agrees with the finding of Akinpelu and Yusuf (2004) where no significant difference existed in the perception of male and female students on consequences of women trafficking.
Hypothesis 3 stated that, there is no significant difference in the causes of child trafficking as perceived by adults in Shaki West Local Government Area on the basis of educational background. The result of the t-test revealed that the null hypothesis was accepted; there is no significant difference in the perception of adults on causes of child trafficking based on educational qualifications. The results also agree with Odunuga (2000) who established that women from different levels of educational qualifications were not different in their expression of causes of child abuse.
Hypothesis 4 stated that, there is no significant difference in the consequences of child trafficking as perceived by adults in Shaki West Local Government Area, Oyo State on the basis Educational Qualification. The result of the t-test showed that the respondents did not differ in their perception of consequences of child trafficking on the basis of educational qualifications. The result agrees with the findings of Owolabi (1999) where educational qualifications did not influence respondents’ expression on consequences of child abuse.
 Conclusion
    Based on the findings of this study and the discussion arising therefore, the following conclusions were drawn.
(1)    High level of illiteracy is one of the major reasons why people engaged in child trafficking.
(2)    Widespread of poverty, yet another reason why they go into child trafficking.
(3)    The high desire for quick money techniques has driven these children into child trafficking.
(4)    Sexually transmitted diseases was found to have the lion share of the consequences of child trafficking
(5)    It is evident in this study that adult male and female in Shaki Local Government Area, Oyo State district not significantly differ in their perception on the causes and consequences of child trafficking.
(6)    Educational background of the adults person in Shaki West Local Government Area, Oyo State district was also found to influence their perception on the causes and consequences of child trafficking.
(7)    Those who go in to child trafficking are only looking for a way of alleviating their suffering as a result of poverty and economic hardship.
Recommendations
    The findings of this study hold premises for the counselling profession as well as corporate organizations, Government and Non-Government Organization (NGOs), individuals parents, churches and mosques, heads of clans, chiefs kings and queens, Obas, Emirs, Obis etc.
    Counsellors need to be employed to counsel and give good orientation to young children on the need to be self sufficient with the little they have rather than wishing to voraciously acquire material things through this unholy means.
    Just as awareness is been created in areas such as acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDs), teenage pregnancy, family planning techniques etc., there should be strong enlightenment programmes on the issue of child trafficking. It should be incorporates into the primary, secondary and higher education curriculum. This will help in teaching those young children who may be nursing the idea. Children are very clever and they even understand faster than the adults on issue like child trafficking, hence they should be adequately engaged in profitable ventures rather than illicit business.
    The government at all level should cultivate the habit of creating job for the jobless youths because an idle hand, they say, is the devils workshop more enlightenment should be intensified through the public media on the dangers of been involved in child trafficking.
Suggestions for further studies
The scope of his study can be extended beyond its present focus. As the present researcher worked on causes and consequences of child trafficking as perceived by adult persons in Ilorin metropolis, future researcher should extend it to cover the entire state. It could be as perceived by some state in the country or as perceived or as reported by adult persons in Nigeria. With this, the findings of the research could reveals differences in the perception of respondents to various geographical areas like the North, West, south and Eastern state could have different perceptions to the causes and consequences of child trafficking in Nigeria.
This study has examined causes and consequences of child trafficking by adults person in Ilorin metropolis on the variables of gender, family type, religion and educational background. So, geographical area should be included in future studies of future researchers on causes and consequences of child trafficking to test if there will be significant difference in the perception of the respondents on the basis of their geographical area.
Future researchers should also compare the perception of handicaps and normal person to causes and consequences of child trafficking in Nigeria. To see if disability has any influence on the perception of the handicaps towards child trafficking in Nigeria.