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Accepted Paper:
Networks and strategies of local abolition of Osu in contemporary Igboland
Michael Odijie
(University College London)
Paper short abstract:
Through the activities and networks of the Initiative for the Eradication of Traditional and Cultural Stigmatisation in our Society (IFETACSIOS), this article studies the modern networks and strategies of anti-slavery campaign in Igboland.
Paper long abstract:
Although slavery had been legally abolished in Igboland, the article points out some of the failures of legal approach to deal with forms of slavery that emanates from, and are regulated by, traditional practices. Efforts to abolish domestic slavery in Igboland started with the Aro Expedition in 1901 and advanced with the creation of anti-slavery laws. While anti-slavery laws are highly effective in combating some forms of slavery, they are equally highly ineffective (and sometimes counterproductive) in combating other forms of slavery. This article will critically situate the new abolition movement in Igboland in the failure of legal approach.