THE POLARISATION OF INTERNAL DISPLACED PERSONS AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN NORTHEAST NIGERIA

Abstract

This study seeks to examine the internally displaced persons and humanitarian crisis in Northeast Nigeria. The 
ongoing problem and high rate of the Boko Haram insurgency in northeastern Nigeria have bedeviled the region 
where the humanitarian crisis has been high. The research engaged in the qualitative means of generating data 
through secondary sources from publications, articles, journals, the internet, and libraries for analysis. Notably, the 
paper discovered that majority of the IDPs were more faced with how to return to their local integration or 
resettlement than a return. Most of them are faced with issues of attack and psychological effects from the 
insurgency crisis. Feelings of vulnerability, the experience of violence, and hope of economic and social 
empowerment were significant reasons for local integration or resettlement. The regional humanitarian crisis needs 
urgent attention to support the various IDPs and workers in Northeastern Nigeria. The need to rebuild livelihoods 
and restore social and community networks were the significant factors IDPs associated with the choice of return. 
Conclusion: there is a sense that androcentric cultural norms give men the power to make decisions for the family 
shape decision-making even in emergencies. The paper concluded and recommended that the government and all 
private organizations support the IDPs and humanitarian work in the country's Northeastern region. Provision of 
security should be provided to secure lives and properties in the area.