CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Background to the Study
Insurgency began in 2009 when Boko haram
a jihadist rebel group began arm rebellion against the government of
Nigeria. By the year 2013 over 1000 people have lost their lives in the
conflict and by 20014 the violence persisted raising the number of death
to 10,849. Consequently in 2009 the Nigerian government began an
investigation into the group’s activities which reveals that the groups
were armed. Following the report the Nigerian government sworned into
action arresting several members of the group through direct hostility
with the group using its security forces which resulted in the deaths of
an estimated number of 700 people. Boko haram retaliated by an attack
at the police station during which the group's founder and then leader
Mohammed Yusuf was also killed in police custody. As a result of the
killing of Yusuf, Abubakar Shekau became the leader of the group up to January 2015 .Boko haram launched an attack in Borno
in January 2010 killing several people and escalating the violence in
terms of both frequency and intensity. The group were behind the prison
break in Buachi In September 2010 in which over 700 Boko haram members
were freed to replenish their force. Upon the swearing in of Good luck Jonathan in May 29 2011 as president, the group launched an attack killed 15 and injured 55 people. On 16 June, Boko Haram bombed the Abuja police headquarters through a suicide attack in Nigeria. Within the same period the United Nations building in Abuja was bombed.
The group terrorist attacks led to several bombings of churches and
mosques resulting in heavy casualties. By early 2012, the group claimed
responsibility for over 900 deaths and by 15 April 2014, the group
abducted about 276 female students from a college in Chibok in Borno state.
This led to public outcry and the concern of the international
communities. The insurgency has led to the development of IDP camps for
survivors of the conflict for refuge and government support. However the
effects of the IDP camps are telling on the vulnerable women and
children who have no other options. The research seek to investigate the
impact of internal displacement due to insurgency on women and
children" A case study of Malkohi IDP camp-public administration
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Insurgency began in 2009 when Boko haram
a jihadist rebel group began arm rebellion against the government of
Nigeria. By the year 2013 over 1000 people have lost their lives in the
conflict and by 20014 the violence persisted raising the number of death
to 10,849. Consequently in 2009 the Nigerian government began an
investigation into the group’s activities which reveals that the groups
were armed. Following the report the Nigerian government sworned into
action arresting several members of the group through direct hostility
with the group using its security forces.The consequencies of insurgency
has been devastating on the children and women with thousands rendered
homeless and taking refuge in various IDP camps across the north east
of Nigeria.This has brought untold hardship on the people while the
children are out of school, the women are faced with poverty,and health
challenges resulting to several deaths of new born children and pregnant
women.Consequently the research seek to investigate the impact of
internal displacement due to insurgency on women and children" A case
study of Malkohi IDP camp
1.3 Objectives of the Study
To appraise the impact of internal displacement due to insurgency on women and children" A case study of Malkohi IDP camp
1.4 Research Questions
What is insurgency?
What is the impact of internal displacement due to insurgency on women and children" A case study of Malkohi IDP
1.5 Significance of the Study
The study shall appraise the impact of
internal displacement due to insurgency on women and children" A case
study of Malkohi IDP camp-public administration
Insurgency began in 2009 when Boko haram
a jihadist rebel group began arm rebellion against the government of
Nigeria. By the year 2013 over 1000 people have lost their lives in the
conflict and by 20014 the violence persisted raising the number of death
to 10,849. Consequently in 2009 the Nigerian government began an
investigation into the group’s activities which reveals that the groups
were armed. Following the report the Nigerian government sworned into
action arresting several members of the group through direct hostility
with the group using its security forces which resulted in the deaths of
an estimated number of 700 people. Boko haram retaliated by an attack
at the police station
1.6 Research Hypothesis
Ho The impact of Malkohi IDP camp on the wellbeing of women and children is low
Hi The impact of Malkohi IDP camp on the wellbeing of women and children is high
1.7 Scope of the Study
The study focuses on the appraisal of
the impact of internal displacement due to insurgency on women and
children" A case study of Malkohi IDP camp
1.8 Limitations of the Study
The study was confronted by some constraints including logistics and geographical factor
1.9 Definition of Terms
THREAT DEFINED
Fay (2007); states that threat is any
circumstance of event with the potential to cause harm to a system in
the form of destruction, disclosure, modification of data or denial of
service. This suggest that threat may be in deed or word and it includes
activities that constitute danger, risk, hazards and menace which are
capable of intimidating an individual.
DEVELOPMENT DEFINED
ROGER(1976)
describe development as the type of social change in which new ideas are
introduce within a social system to produce higher capital incomes and
levels of living through more production, Method and improved social
organization