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- Title
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL REALITIES OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF NIGERIA (FCT), ABUJA.
- Authors
BA-ANA-ITENEBE, Cosmas Aloiye; EDO, Zephaniah Osuyi
- Abstract
This article examines the social realities of forcibly displaced persons in Nigeria, with a focus on internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria, Abuja. Internally displaced persons are individuals who have been forced from their homes or habitual places of residence and, unlike refugees, have not crossed the borders of their country. They remain under the primary protection of their governments and often seek refuge in their own countries. This study draws on secondary data sources and primary data collected from two IDPs campsites, arguing that most IDPs in the FCT, displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency live in makeshift and inhumane informal settlements in the peri-urban areas of Abuja City. These settlements also host the urban poor and other economic migrants in the country's capital, occasionally leading to conflicts between them. The paper calls for the government to recognise the presence and condition of IDPs in the FCT and to work with relevant organisations to provide durable solutions to ensure that displaced persons can once again become productive members of society.
- Subjects
ABUJA (Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria); NIGERIA; INTERNALLY displaced persons; SOCIAL reality; POLITICAL refugees; URBAN poor
- Publication
Balkan Social Science Review, 2023, Vol 22, p213
- ISSN
1857-8799
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.46763/bssr232222213bai