The Plight Of Refugees And Displaced Persons In Nigeria: Impact On The Society

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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.

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