ASSESSMENT ON EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF INTERNALLYDISPLACED PERSONS IN MAIDUGURI METROPOLIS, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

Abubakar Abba Aji, Augusta O.Okwute, Musa Usman & Kulladiffu K. Kwari

Department of Continuing Education and Extension Services

University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This study examines educational and healthcare needs of Internally Displace Persons camps in Maiduguri Metropolis of Borno state, Nigeria. The study was guided by two research objectives and corresponding research questions. The study was a survey research design with study population of 38,833 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from three IDPs camps in Maiduguri metropolis where 400 samples were drawn through proportionate simple random sampling technique, Researchers designed and validated questionnaire with fourteen (14) items was used as instrument for data collection. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study revealed that IDPs educational needs are not significantly addressed. Finding also depicts that IDPs health care needs are not significantly delivered. Based on the findings it was recommended that the Government, Non-Governmental Agencies should improve in the provision of these services by deploying required facilities and professionals to offer the services at the internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in Maiduguri Metropolis of Borno State.