Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are increasing daily in Nigeria. Various IDP camps are scattered throughout the country, the conditions of living really leave a lot to be desired.
This is especially true of IDP camps in the northern states of Nigeria since 2015, when the increasing pace of the Boko Haram insurgency has led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people.
The massacres that happened in Baga, Bama and Gwoza contributed to the displacement of thousands.
In commemoration of the 2017 World Peace Day, NOIPolls reflected on past polls on security and conflict in Nigeria, highlighting the negative effects of terrorism, conflicts and insecurity on the populace.
For instance, one of its polls on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), conducted in February 2015 in partnership with Social Welfare Network Initiative, revealed a rising number of IDPs in the country resulting from ‘Terrorist attacks’ (75 percent) in the North-East region (98 percent) and flooding (18 percent) in the North-Central (Markurdi).
What are the major reasons for the increasing number of IDPs in the country? Below are some of them:
Factors responsible for increasing number of IDPs
Source: NOIPolls
1. Terrorist attacks
Terrorists attacks, espectially from the insurgent Boko Haram is responsible for 75% of the IDPs in Nigeria and the numbers increase daily.
2. Flood
Flooding in Benue, Lagos, Imo and other parts of Nigeria led to many beeing rendered homeless as the government fails to implement proper city planning models and drainage systems.
3. Communal/Ethnic conflicts
About 17% of IDPs are as a result of clashes between herdsmen and farmers or communal border clashes happening in several communities and leading to intense security problems.
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4. Religious conflicts
Religious conflicts especially between the Muslims and Christians in Nigeria are some of the major factors behind displacement of people.
5. Poor governance
Poor governance both at the state and federal levels is also responsible for the increasing number of IDPs. Poor response to security crisis has escalated the situations in most cases.
6. Poverty
A common factor is also poverty. Many Nigerians have been unable to keep their homes due to financial and economic upheaval.
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Meanwhile, some IDPs have been arrested by the Borno state police command following their botched protest to return to their homes in Bama after more than three years.
There are reports that the protest occurred on Sunday, September, 23, after some internal refugees demanded to return to Bama where they have been displaced by the Boko Haram crisis.
Watch this ZENITHBLOG.com video of some of the victims affected by Boko Haram:
Source: Zenithblog.com
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