Rehabilitating Victims of Insurgency in Internally Displaced Persons Camps through Counseling for National Integration in Yobe State, Nigeria
Umaru Abdullahi & Mohammed Bala Hashidu
Department of Education, Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State
Department of Educational Foundations, Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State, Nigeria
Email: abdullahiumar310@gmail.com, balahashidu@gmail.com
Corresponding Author: Umaru
Abdullahi
ABSTRACT
The study investigated the needs for rehabilitating victims of insurgency in internally displaced persons camps through counseling for National integration in Yobe state, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used. The population for the study was all the victims of insurgency in internally displaced camps in Yobe state. A sample of 300 respondents (150 males & 150 females) was randomly selected. Two research questions guided the study. The instrument for data collection was title: ‘Counseling Needs and Strategies for Internally Displaced Persons Camps Questionnaire (CNIDPCQ) developed by the researchers for the study. The method for data analysis was simple percentages. The findings showed that, The victims of insurgency needs rehabilitation through counseling for national integration which revealed over 65% were: Loss of confidence in life, government neglect to provide basic amenities, unemployment, drug/alcohol/substance abuse, feel stressed and upset, loss of self esteem, frequent conflict in the camp, fear of others in the camp, frustration, deprived of possessing properties, right to nationality, inequalities in gender/status, bad leadership, insecurity in camp, false religious teachings, loss of love one/family/relatives, poverty, drafting of youths into thug activities by politicians and victims of sexual abuse. The study showed that counseling services for rehabilitation are orientation programmes for victims, individual as well as group counseling strategies may not be the best counseling strategies for rehabilitating the victims of insurgency in IDP camps for national integration in Yobe State. It was recommended that Counselors should sensitize the internally displaced persons camps leaders, and other employers in the camps through workshops and seminars to emphasize on how to rehabilitates the victims of insurgency.
Keywords: Rehabilitation, Victims, Insurgency, Internally Displaced Persons and Camps
