Evaluation of the Satisfaction Level of the IDP with the Basic IDP Facilities Provided

Abstract

The prolonged conflict between the Boko-Haram and the Nigerian military has led to the displacement of a lot of people from their communities forcing them to settle into Internally Displace Persons (IDP) camps over these years. This has placed a heavy burden on the government and other non-governmental organizations in the provision of aides and IDP camp facilities to reduce the suffering of these people, especially women and children. This paper sought to evaluate the IDP satisfaction or Dissatisfaction with the camp facilities in official camps in Borno State. It was conducted with the use of a structured questionnaire distributed in 12 out of the 16 official IDP camps studied. A total of 392 questionnaires were distributed with 331 returned given a percentage response of 84.4% and the data gotten were analyzed using the SPSS version19.0. The result revealed among others that; There is a gross insufficiency in the provision of water and toilet facilities in the IDP camps, and Electricity/lighting services are the facilities that the IDP is most dissatisfied with. The research recommends that Government, INGO, and Local NGOs should try to improve the Electricity/lighting services in the IDP camps as they pay similar attention to the nature of the Shelter/tent and Water containers accordingly.