THE EFFECT OF POVERTY ON THE LIVELIHOOD OF INTERNAL DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) IN DALORI CAMP, MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE

Abstract The study examines the effect of poverty on the Livelihood of the Internally Displaced Person, Borno State. Related literatures were reviewed based on specific objectives of the study. The research design used in this study was a survey research method. The target population of the study comprise of all urban households in Maiduguri, Borno State. Using a simple sampling technique, a sample of 250 respondents were selected and used for the study. The research instrument used for this study was a well structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using frequency count and its equivalent percentages score to describe the demographic information of the respondents and answered the research questions. The result of the study indicates that majority 245(98%) of the respondents strongly agree that Poverty leads to rejection and eviction of IDPs. The highest proportion 99(39.6%) of the respondents strongly agreed that Poverty leads to overcrowding among households in the IDPs Camp. Most 102(40.8%) of the respondents disagreed with the Poverty has leads to the institutionalization of corruption practices even among the IDPs in Maiduguri. Majority 126(50.4%) of the respondents agreed that Poverty leads the IDPs to live in such a life that end justify the means. The result of the study also shows that all 250(100%) Majority 245(98%) of the respondents reveals that they strongly agree with the statement that high population is one of the factors responsible for urban poverty. Majority all 250(100%) of the respondents strongly agree that IDPs Lack of accessibility to their farms due to insecurity is the main factor responsible for poverty among them. The highest proportion of the respondents 241(96.4%) of the respondents strongly agreed that The Government provides employment opportunity for the IDPs. All the respondents 250(100%) strongly agreed that The Government provide income generating activities (IGA) for the IDPs. Majority 240(96%) of the respondents indicated that the only solution to poverty is when Government create Poverty alleviation programmes to reduce poverty among the IDPs in Maiduguri, Borno State, which was ranked 1st. It is therefore, recommended that Government should create and encourage more programmes by including it in the national budget as part of the agenda to alleviate poverty among urban households especially in insurgency affected area like Maiduguri in other to reduce poverty and crime rate among the people.