Strangers in their Homeland

The level, scale and frequency of internal displacement in Nigeria have surged since 2010 on account of both human and natural disasters. According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Nigeria is number eight on the list of countries with the highest number of displaced persons by the end of 2017; even worse than Afghanistan that has been in conflict for over four decades. Ironically, humanitarian responses have not only been inadequate and ineffective but have also, in some cases, resulted in worsening the predicament of the displaced.  On account of these developments, this edition of Nextier SPD Weekly analyses the phenomenon of internal displacement and provides recommendations to reverse the trend. …

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