scholarly journals North-eastern Nigeria: assessing the response capacity of National Emergency Management Agency to the plights of internally displaced persons

Heliyon ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. e07274
Author(s):  
Shittu Raji ◽  
Folashade Arinola Adekayaoja ◽  
Emmanuel Ayila Agaku ◽  
James Akujobi ◽  
Ade Ayinde Hamzat
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Management Agency ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Response Capacity ◽  
National Emergency

scholarly journals Assessment of Needs Satisfaction of Displaced Persons with Intervention by Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Borno Stàte, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aminchi Daniel ◽  
Ya’ajiram Babakura Imam
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Management Agency ◽  
Needs Satisfaction ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
The Mean

The study assessment the needs satisfaction of displace persons with Intervention by Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Borno State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study are to assess the extent of internally displaced persons' physiological needs, satisfaction, and assess the level of internally displaced persons' safety and security needs satisfaction, with interventions by SEMA in Dalori Camp 1 in Borno state. For the purpose of this study, the following research question were made: What is the extent of IDPs’ physiological needs satisfaction with interventions by SEMA in Dalori IDPs Camp 1 in Borno state? What is the extent of IDPs’ safety and security needs satisfaction with interventions by SEMA in IDPs Dalori Camp 1 in Borno state? This study adopted a survey research design. With a representative sample, that is, one that is representative of the larger population of interest, one can describe the attitudes of the population from which the sample was drawn. The population of this study comprises of all registered IDPs currently settled at Dalori Camp 1 Maiduguri Borno state, with twenty-nine thousand, nine hundred and sixty-four (Borno State Emergency Management). Therefore, 1% of 29964 was used as the sample size, which is 300. The results of the findings revealed that Majority of the IDPs are not satisfied; the quality and quantity of food, clothing and shelter provided were very low as indicated by the mean 1.07. The IDP’s level of satisfaction with quality and quantity of clothing materials distributed was very low as indicated by the mean 1.91 and 7.35 of SD proved the statement negative. Recommendation were made.

Internally Displaced Persons and Emergency Management in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
pp. 105-121
Author(s):  
Franca Chitoh Attoh
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Human Rights Abuse ◽  
National Emergency

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are men, women, and children who are uprooted from their ancestral homes as victims of natural disaster or manmade occurrences for reasons often beyond their control and comprehension. The Boko-Haram insurgency in the North-East of Nigeria has caused over two million Nigerians to be internally displaced. The crisis has created management problems for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) due to paucity of funds. Secondary data and human needs theory were used for the analysis. The incessant use of improvised electronic devices has created a security lacuna in the IDPs camps, which have become targets for terrorists. The concomitant is confidence deficit between the IDPs and NEMA resulting in accusations of neglect and corruption. The chapter concludes that the failure to manage IDPs is tantamount to human rights abuse and security lapse.

Internally Displaced Persons and Emergency Management in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1334-1350
Author(s):  
Franca Chitoh Attoh
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Human Rights Abuse ◽  
National Emergency

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are men, women, and children who are uprooted from their ancestral homes as victims of natural disaster or manmade occurrences for reasons often beyond their control and comprehension. The Boko-Haram insurgency in the North-East of Nigeria has caused over two million Nigerians to be internally displaced. The crisis has created management problems for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) due to paucity of funds. Secondary data and human needs theory were used for the analysis. The incessant use of improvised electronic devices has created a security lacuna in the IDPs camps, which have become targets for terrorists. The concomitant is confidence deficit between the IDPs and NEMA resulting in accusations of neglect and corruption. The chapter concludes that the failure to manage IDPs is tantamount to human rights abuse and security lapse.

scholarly journals An Ethical investigation of State and the Management of Internally Displaced Persons: Nigeria as a case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ifeanyichukwu M. Abada ◽  
Nneka Ifeoma Okafor ◽  
Nkemjika C. Duru
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
The State ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
Population Displacement ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Rising Incidence

The decision among human beings to change their places of residence has remained an age-long strategy of survival practiced for a very long time. However, the migratory activities associated with internal population displacement are often propelled by forced migration occasioned by natural or anthropogenic forces or a combination of both. The upsurge of internal population displacement in the Nigerian state is incontrovertible given the maniacal campaign of the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east region. The dilemma of internally displaced persons and the imperative management have proven a formidable challenge to the Nigerian state. The aim of this paper therefore is to ethically investigate whether the ineffective control of the Boko Haram insurgency by the state is implicated in the rising incidence of internally displaced persons and evident vulnerabilities. The study adopted qualitative research which relied heavily on the documentary method of data collection and, guided by the ‘Marxist theory of the post-colonial state’ as a theoretical underpinning. The findings of this paper showed that the ineffective control of Boko Haram insurgency by the state was implicated in the rising incidence of internal population displacement in the North-east. The paper critically observed that the state and its agencies like the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs), National Commission for Refugees, Migration and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE), Presidential Committee on the North-East Initiative (PCNI), among others have become the main instruments for the advancement of the interests of the dominant class. The study however recommends amongst other things that the state should ethically rethink its narrow strategy against Boko Haram insurgency through the adoption of a broader approach according to the dictates of Nigeria’s Countering Violent Extremism framework.

scholarly journals Faith-Based Interventions in the Reintegration of Migrated Displaced Persons into the Society

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adebayo ola Afolaranmi
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Baptist Churches ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Faith Based Organizations

There is a unique set of forcefully displaced persons from Boko Haram insurgency affected areas in north-eastern Nigeria that migrated back to their ancestral homes in Ogbomoso in the south-western Nigeria. These people are referred to in this research as migrated displaced persons (MDPs) because they are not in any IDP centre or camp, but live among their ancestral relatives. This research investigates the extent Baptist churches in Ogbomoso are responding to re-integrate these migrated displaced persons in Ogbomoso into the society. Semi-structured interviews are conducted among fifteen randomly selected pastors of Baptist churches in Ogbomoso metropolis and three other stakeholders. Some available documents are also used in analysing the collected data. Findings from this study reveal that the churches are responding to some extent to transforming the lives of the migrated displaced Boko Haram victims in the area. Therefore, it is recommended that churches and other faith-based organizations should intensify their efforts in responding to transforming the lives of displaced Boko Haram victims in the area, and they should start having documented records for these efforts.   Key Words: faith-based organizations, internally displaced persons, migrated displaced persons, Nigeria, Nigerian Baptist Convention, Ogbomoso land

Ovotestis at 18 years: an accidental discovery in an internally displaced persons’ camp in North-Eastern Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-283
Author(s):  
Hadiza Abdullahi Usman ◽  
Bala Mohammed Audu ◽  
Mohammed Bukar ◽  
Ahmed A. Mayun
Keyword(s):  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Accidental Discovery

scholarly journals Challenges of Emergency Management in Nigeria: A Case Study of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) (FEMA)

2021 ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
Oruonye E. D. ◽  
Dimas Anikemuah ◽  
Ahmed Y. M.
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Internally Displaced Persons ◽  
Internally Displaced ◽  
Road Crashes ◽  
Management Agency ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Response Training ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
Secondary Methods

The study examined the challenges of emergency management and response in Nigeria; a case study of FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), FCT Nigeria. The study assesses the nature and trend of disasters and emergency situations prevalent in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the effectiveness of FEMA’s response to emergency situations in the FCT, and highlights the challenges of the Federal Environmental Management Agency of FCT. Both primary and secondary methods of data collection were used. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed that road crashes and flooding are the highest emergency situations recorded in the area. The trend shows that in 2014, 40 emergency situations were recorded, 26 in 2016, and 49 the highest in 2019. In terms of the effectiveness of FEMA’s response to emergencies, the study findings revealed that from 2014 to 2019, 215 emergency situations were recorded, 740 lives were saved as a result of FEMA’s response time of 3 to 15 minutes. The study also revealed that FCT FEMA synergies with other emergency stakeholders in emergency management and response. Training of staffs was periodically carried out to improve productivity and level of alertness of the staff. Some of the humanitarian services of FCT FEMA include the distribution of relief materials and school enrolment for internally displaced persons (IDPs). These notwithstanding, the activities of the agency have been constrained by inadequate funding, poor logistics, wrong address from callers, lack of proper maintenance of infrastructure and equipment, improper vulnerability assessment, and inadequate and ineffective legal and regulatory framework. Based on the findings, the study recommends adequate funding, use of other means of transportation, public enlightenment, and increase synergies among emergency management stakeholders.

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