THE PLIGHT OF REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS IN NIGERIA: IMPACT ON THE SOCIETY.

ABSTRACT

This paper is an exposition on the plight of refugees and
displaced persons in Nigeria and the impact which their plight has had on the
society. The research contends that displaced persons are victims of various
kinds of injustices, confrontations, perpetrated by either the government
against them or by other means like communal clashes, riots, terrorism,
religious conflicts, natural disaster and so on, they remain within their
country but outside their community While the refugees are those displaced but
have sought for refuge across the borders of their country. The study is
divided into six chapters, the research questions were answered using the
responses gotten from the distributed questionnaires and oral interviews and
were analyzed using the simple percentage table.

The study however, concludes that displaced persons and
refugees have faced horrible situations which have invariably had negative
impacts on the society as they depend on them for survival. Thus, the study
suggested that the Nigerian government should tighten the security affairs of
the nation and assist the refugees and displaced persons to get back to their
various communities.

THE PLIGHT
OF REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS IN NIGERIA: IMPACT ON SOCIETY.

 

           TABLE
OF CONTENTS

 

  CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

                                                                                                        

1.1. Background of the Study                                                           1

1.2. Statement of the Problem                                                           5

1.3. Objective of the Study                                                               6

1.4. Significance of the Study                                                           6

1.5. Scope and Limitation of Study                                                  7

1.6. Research Questions                                                                    8

1.7. Definition of Terms                                                                    8

1.8. Organization of Study                                                                9

           

 

 

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE
REVIEW

2.0 Introduction                                                                                11

2.2. Contextual Backgroumd and
Situational Analysis.                    11

2.2. Conceptual Clarification                                                            13

 

2.3. Causes of Displacement in Nigeria.                                           17

2.4. The plight of Refugees and displaced persons in
Nigeria.           19

2.5. Impact of Internal Displacement and Refugee Camping.           20

2.6. Theoretical Framework.                                                             21

 

        CHAPTER
THREE

RESARCH
METHODOLOGY

3.1. Area of Study                                                                             23

3.1.2. Political Life                                                                            23

3.1.3. Economic life                                                                          24

3.1.4. Religious Life                                                                          25

3.1.5. Cultural Life                                                                            26

3.2. Sources of Data                                                                         27

3.3. Instruments for Data collection                                                  27

3.4. Data Collection Methods                                                           28

3.5. Data Analysis Methods                                                             29

3.6. Data Validation Method                                                            29

 

 

    
CHAPTER FOUR

   DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS

4.0. Introduction                                                                               30

4.1. Data Analysis                                                                            30

 

 

 CHAPTER
FIVE

DISCUSSION
OF FINDINGS

5.1 Discussion of findings                                                                 38

5.2 Implication of findings                                                                41

 

 

   
CHAPTER SIX

 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

6.1 Summary                                                                                    44

6.2 Conclusions                                                                                45

6.3 Recommendations                                                                       46

6.4 proposals for Further Studies                                                     47

        References                                                                                 50

        Appendices.                                                                              52