TRAFFICKING PRAYER MAP - NIGERIASNAPSHOT• Capital: Abuja• Population: 182,202,000 (estimate)• Bordered by: Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, Niger in the north, and the Gulf of Guinea in

the Atlantic Ocean in the south. THE FACTS• Nigeria is a source, transit and destination country for women and children subjected to forced labour and sex

trafficking.• Nigerian organised crime related to trafficking has been identified by EUROPOL as one of the biggest law

enforcement challenges for European governments. • In 2014, conflict between government forces and the armed group Boko Haram caught the world’s attention

when 276 school girls were abducted from Chibok. • Since 2013, 1.5 million people have been displaced internally or have sought refuge in neighbouring countries.

The humanitarian situation in the northeast deteriorated throughout 2014 as a result of violence.

THE SITUATION• Nigerian women and are subjected to sex trafficking and domestic servitude

and boys to forced labour. • Women and children are taken to other West and Central African countries and

South Africa for sex trafficking and domestic servitude.• Women and girls are exploited through forced prostitution throughout Europe. • Women and children are taken to countries in North Africa, the Middle East, and

Central Asia to be held in the sax trade or forced labour. • Large numbers of Nigerian women are subjected to forced prostitution by

Nigerian gangs in the Czech Republic and Italy. • Nigerian women are taken to Malaysia and forced into prostitution or to work

as drug mules. • Nigeria is a key transit point of West African women to destinations in Europe

and the Middle East and children to Nigeria’s granite mines or Cameroon and Gabon for forced labour.

• It is alleged that Nigerian officials subjected children in internally displaced person camps to labour and sex trafficking.

• Boko Haram control large areas of north-eastern Nigeria and a reported 800,000 children have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict between the Nigerian military, civilian self-defence groups, and Boko Haram.

• Boko Haram are reported to have forcefully recruited child soldiers as young as 12 and used women and girls as suicide bombers in crowded market places.

• In April 2014, 276 female students ages 16-18 were kidnapped from their school in Chibok by an Islamic Jihadist and terror organisation based in northeast Nigeria known as Boko Haram.

• Abducted women and girls have been subjected to forced labour, domestic servitude, and sex slavery through forced marriage.

• It is reported that a civilian armed group, the Civilian Joint Task Force, recruited and used child soldiers.

• The Government of Nigeria does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so.

• The government continues anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts. The law prohibits all forms of trafficking and an amendment was passed in 2015 increasing penalties for trafficking offenders.

SOURCES:1. Aljazeera (2016) Nigeria marks 500 days since Chibok girls’ abduction, 27 August 2015. Available: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/nigeria-chibok-girls-150827152546234.html2. Amnesty International (2015) Annual report 2014/15: The state of the world’s human rights. Available: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2015/02/annual-report-201415/3. CNN (2016) Boko Haram kidnapping of 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, a year later, 14 April 2015. Available: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/14/africa/nigeria-kidnapping-anniversary/4. US Department of State (2015) Trafficking in Persons Report 2015, pp265-266. Available: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/245365.pdf

GOOD REPORTIt was reported in April 2015 that the Nigerian army had rescued nearly 300 girls and women during an offensive against Boko Haram militants in Sambisa in north-eastern Nigeria. The girls who were rescued were not the kidnapped girls from the town of Chibok.

HOW DOES THIS WORK?Human Trafficking is the fastest growing global crime and the world has no easy answers or solutions. We believe that as we step out in prayer this year things will begin to shift in the heavenly realms and change will begin to happen in very tangible ways.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of the dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Eph 6:12 (NIV)

We are asking people to commit to praying for a particular country or a particular key border crossing/transit point throughout 2016 and join with others to pray against trafficking in that area.

The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]. James 5:16 (AMP)

Prayer is not a last resort, the Bible says that prayer can change nations and heal lands. Prayer is a weapon that we can use to wage wars that look impossible in the natural.

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)

We believe that if as a sisterhood we focus our prayer together we will see results that we can only dream of!

”Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. Matthew 18:19 (NIV)

MORE INFORMATIONIf you would like more information about your country or border there are many resources available on the internet. We will also be updating the Colour Sisterhood website with any information that is relevant to your country as frequently as possible.www.thecoloursisterhood.com

WHAT DO I PRAY FOR?We are praying for all links in the trafficking chain—from the victims to the authorities involved in prosecution.

AT SPECIFIC BORDERS:PRAY FOR INSIDE KNOWLEDGEThe Authorities to have inside knowledge and be able to rescue potential victims before they are trafficked—at airports/ports/train stations.

PRAY FOR FAMILIES TO INTERVENEFor family members to stand up for the rights of children being sold into slavery.

PRAY FOR NETWORKS TO BE BROKENFor mobile phones to break down, for connections not to be made, for the public to see something is wrong and call for help.

PRAY AGAINST CORRUPTIONFor corruption within the border authorities to be ended and for righteous people to make a stand against this practice.

PRAY FOR RESOURCES FOR VICTIMSThat the work against sex trafficking victims remains constant and active, so that the victims may receive the necessary help.

IN GENERAL:FOR THE VICTIMSStrength & SalvationPs. 138, Is. 40:29, Lk. 19:10Protection, Freedom & JusticePs. 82:4, Ps. 103:6, Ps. 146:7Hope & HealingPs. 40:1-2, Jer. 30:17, Jer. 31:17

FOR THE TRAFFICKERSConviction, Repentance & SalvationIs. 55:7, Rom. 5:6-8, 2 Tim. 2:25Criminal Networks To DismantlePs. 7:9, Ps. 37:17, Ps. 37:20The Oppressors To Be Arrested & ProsecutedIs. 16:4, Jer. 22:3, Amos 5:15a

FOR THE CHURCHThe Church To PrevailIs. 60:1-2, Mt. 5:13-14, Mt. 16:18

CONTACT DETAILSAddress: c/o Hillsong Church PO BOX 1195 Castle Hill NSW 1765, Australia Phone: +61 2 8853 5353

Fax: +61 2 9899 4591 Email: coloursisterhood@hillsong.com Web: thecoloursisterhood.com