Impact of Rave Fm Campaign on Child Trafficking in Osun State

Traficking in children which is always a problem continues to be a subject of considerable media coverage in Nigeria. Most victims are abducted or leave home with the traffickers who promise educational opportunities or other incentives. They are taken to places in foreign and local countries. The press has an imperatives role to play in reporting child trafficking as the fourth estate of the realm, the watch dog of the society and agenda setting machinery. The main objective was to critically examine the performance of the newspapers toward adequate coverage of child trafficking. The study made use of social responsibility theory and agenda theory to find out how the media create awareness on the ills of child trafficking. The study ser out primarily at coverage of OSBC on child trafficking in Nigeria for period of twelve months.
Based on the findings from the programme presented, it was discovered that the said media did not farewell in their coverage of child trafficking. The research then recommend that; The Osbe should put more attention in the fight against trafficking because many families and children will be dependent on the media to inform and educate them about the danger of child trafficking and Open discussion on child protection issue by civil society and media engagement can change attitudes that condone child trafficking, also raising awareness