CROSS-BORDER MIGRATION AND SMUGGLING IN NIGERIA: A CASE OF IDIROKO BORDER, OGUN STATE BETWEEN 1999 AND 2021

Abstract

Migration is a highly diverse and complex phenomenon that transcends societies, cultures, races and borders as it involves the movement of people beyond their country of origin. It is a phenomenon that has continued and contribute to the transformation of the entire facets of various countries changing the racial, ethnic, linguistic and socio-cultural compositions of their population. It is a dynamic process which affects every dimension of social existence. Studies have indicated that smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information, people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of extant laws or other regulations. This paper looks at the factors responsible for cross-border migration and smuggling in Idiroko border. Data for this study was extracted from primary sources in the area of study and later analyzed and interpreted. Likewise, personal visitations to the border were embarked upon to observe the nature of transactions and movements of people at the border. Also, secondary sources were used to realize the objectives set for the study.