Internally Displaced Persons in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Malkohi Camp Nigeria (2009-2014)

This paper analyses Nigerian government interventions and policies to protect the human security of IDPs. These policies include providing IDPs with shelter, food, and nutritional assistance; access to clean water and health care; education for children who are victims of humanitarian crises; and protection for these vulnerable groups. It draws upon human security theory (HST) to assess the needs and challenges confronting IDPs in sub-Saharan Africa, it employs a case study approach, with a focus on the Malkohi (IDP) camp in Adamawa State, Nigeria, in the period 2009 to 2014. The paper concludes with findings on the challenges faced by IDPs in adjusting to life in the camp, which include coping with issues related to food, housing, health, safety, and other necessities. These were found to be the most significant challenges faced by IDPs. This paper examined how well government policies have been able to meet the needs of IDPs, particularly the needs of women and children. The paper concludes that IDPs particularly women and children faced challenges adjusting to life in the camp. Secondly, the policy responses of the Nigerian government do not offer adequate solutions to the challenges faced by IDPs, especially for women and childre