OHAZURUME - Unizik Journal of Culture and Civilization

This work to examined neo-sex slavery in the twenty-first century as a negation of Igbo culture; Igbo culture cherishes and encourages the dignity of female folk. This is evident on fun-fares that accompany marriages of well-behaved maidens. However, the twentyfirst century witnesses erosion of this heart-warming esteem bestowed on this aspect of celebration of womanhood and/or motherhood. This century parades arrays of female sex slavery in institutions of learning, in sex trading houses, in private and public offices, in trafficking within and outside Africa. This study is a qualitative research design, carried out in Igbo land. The area of study is neo-slavery. The population of the study was the Igbo people. Data were collected through oral interviews and books related to the study. Culture Conflict Theory was employed in analyzing the data collected to prove that neosex slavery which the Igbo culture abhors is a problem that emanates from the contact of Igbo people and the outside world. Also, the work found out that poverty is a major problem that led many of our young girls into neo-sex slavery. The work will be beneficial to government, youths, scholars and the Igbo people. The work therefore recommends that employment should be created for the teaming youth and equally that entrepreneurship studies should be made compulsory in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions.

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