Traditional Institutions and IDPs Re-Integration in Yobe State of Nigeria: 2015-2020

Abstract

Boko Haram insurgency caused migration in the north eastern region of Nigeria and it has imposed a large
number of population of IDPs, housed in several IDP camps scattered across the region; and has become a
major humanitarian challenges that require examination. Therefore, the study examined the role of
traditional institutions in the reintegration of internally displaced persons in north east Nigeria. The study
therefore, examined the following; to find out the roles played by traditional institutions on the reintegration
of IDPs in yobe state. This study assesses the approach traditional institutions applied in the process of
reintegration of IDPs in Yobe State. The study examines the challenges traditional institutions faced in the
process of the reintegration of the IDPs in Yobe State. Therefore, qualitative method of data collection were
used in this study in order to achieving this, interview and secondary data were utilized. The study revealed
that traditional institutions had a greater role in the reintegration of IDPs in Yobe State. Which includes
sensitizing and enlightening the IDPs that they should be resettled to their forefathers land as the insecurity
has been regulated and controlled. The traditional institutions encountered many setbacks which includes;
lack of cooperation among the community residents, financial setbacks, and lack of proper role to be played
by the traditional institutions in the reintegration process of the IDPs in Yobe State. Therefore, the paper
recommended that the traditional institutions should be encourage to share ideas and exchange notes among
themselves on how best to handle the reintegration of the IDPs to their shelter; traditional institutions need
to be supported and complemented by the law enforcements agencies in other to be effective and efficient
in the reintegration process.