Effect Of Street Hawking On Children Case Study Ibagi Local Government Area, Kogi State.

EFFECT OF STREET HAWKING ON CHILDRENCase Study Ibagi Local Government Area, Kogi State.CHAPTER ONEIntroduction1.1 Background to the StudyStreet hawking is a form of selling of goods along the road from one place to the other (Umar 2009). It could also mean an act of canvassing for sale items carried by a hawker along the street, from house to house or in the public space (Ikechebebu 2008) Street hawking is a veritable means of socialization in the western part ofNigeria and it is widely practiced despite the attendant moral and physical dangers for children  (Ebigbo  2003). In Nigeri…