Al-Hikmah University Journal

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.