The Problem of Refugees, Gender and Religious Differences in Nigeria’s IDP Camps

Abstract

The refugee problem today is a major issue in international affairs. It is intimately linked to the intricacies of world peace and security too. Refugees now have a substantial impact on world politics and domestic affairs in many countries. The plight of refugees in almost all parts of the world, and especially in Africa, is an increasingly frequent subject of discussion in the national and international arena. The issue of human rights is inextricably linked to the question of human displacement, so that it is impossible to examine one without referring to the other, when refugees abandon their own home, community, and country because they are frightened of being murdered, tortured, imprisoned, enslaved, robbed, or starving. This paper seeks to provide an exposition of refugeeism and IDP camps as they are practiced and executed in Nigeria. The essence is to point out the causes of refugeeism and IDP camps and the challenges that come with them. This paper is aimed at pointing out the fact that refugeeism and IDP camps in Nigeria are still far from reaching the UN standard for the setting up and practice of IDP camps and caring for refugees. This paper holds that the causes of refugeeism and internal displacement are militancy, religious fanaticism, and floods, among others. The core of this paper is that religion, ethnic sentiment, as well as sensual desire, have beclouded the actual practice of refugeeism and IDP camping and care giving. This paper is expository in nature