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One of the fastest growing and highly lucrative areas of criminal activity is the illegal transportation of persons whether male or female against their will, from one place to another, through the use of force, deceit, threats, debt bondage and servitude. This criminal activity which is termed abduction and trafficking could be perpetrated for the purpose of sale, slavery or forced labour, early marriage and other purposes frowned at by existing international treaties, conventions and municipal legislation. Moreso, as a highly organised crime and with the advent of technology, there is an increase in cases involving women and children despite the plethora of fine worded legislation and agencies put in place to curb this menace. This work addressed the topic ‘The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Child Abduction and Trafficking in Nigeria.’ The specific objective of this work, was to examine the effectiveness of the legal framework proscribing this phenomenon, in line with innovations of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning tools. It was found that there are gaps in legislation due to the technicalities created by AI. To nip these technicalities in the bud, this work has recommended a robust legislative review, while viewing this menace from a holistic approach and taking into consideration the future prospects of AI.