Ezeonwuka, Innocent-Franklyn (2016) Sojourners in their own Lands; Internally Displaced Personsas Complicated Emergencies in the 21st Century Nigeria. Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 4 (12). pp. 42-53. ISSN 2321-8819
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Abstract
The condition and treatment of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria has not only been a neglected issue since independence, but openly beckons for organized attention. As a sovereignty, Nigeria has witnessed several man-made and natural disasters, including emergencies which has one time or the other triggered off massive population movement and desperate journeys. When people leave their abode against their will, many a times it is in search of security, and when such groups cluster in makeshift camps, their need for food, shelter, security, health and information increase by the day. In order to achieve orderliness in a disordered situation, detailed and proactive attention must be carried out by professionals (private and governmental), so as to drastically minimize casualties and complications. In the same way Internally Displaced Persons could be quartered in camps and taken care of, they could either become viable espionage instruments aiding terror networks, or equally face harassment, infections, rape, kidnapping among other ills, hence the need to adequately scrutinize, organize protect and oversee designated IDP camps in Nigeria. Research work into the place of IDP camps in the life of the vulnerable in Nigeria demands deep-seated interest in the down trodden. To obtain such a picture, both qualitative and quantitative approaches were adopted, not without recourse to detailed primary and secondary information. One thing is clear; Nigeria has come of age among the committee of nations, hence it behoves on it to adequately care for the lives and properties of its citizenry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | mrs chioma hannah |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2019 12:55 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2019 12:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/1998 |
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