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

RESEARCH 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