Effects of Flooding on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in a Flood Prone Area: A Case Study of Muye Town in Lapai Local Government Area, Niger State, Nigeria

  • Juliana Hussaina Dauda Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Nigeria
  • Mohammed Dada Kolo National Open University of Nigeria, Minna Study Centre

Abstract

In the event of an approaching disaster, people either do not get information on time or do not receive adequate information that helps them to make informed decisions on the appropriate action to take. The aim of an early warning system is to empower individuals, groups of individuals or businesses to respond timely and in an appropriate manner to hazards. Early warnings are broadcast to all the people in an area, even those that are outside the danger area. This may also lead to panic. The recurring and high frequency of floods in Muye/Egba ward of Lapai local government area has continuously destroyed infrastructure, crops, properties, livestock’s and in some cases displacement and deaths . Therefore this study seeks to examine the effects of flooding on internally displaced persons (IDPs) in a flood prone area. Both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection were adopted using questionnaire and qualitative research methods in analyzing data obtained scientifically through coding using STATA special edition and Microsoft Excel. The findings from the data gathered during the study show that, backflow effects, heavy rainfall, were the major nature in which flooding took place in Muye town. The research further finds that there were more than thirty communities which are always the worst hit during flooding more than muye that require urgent attention and intervention from all quarters and the urge to avert such crisis. Information and communication technologies can contribute to the lessening of risk of flooding disaster and displacement, effective linking of the existence of institutions that allow for the effective mobilization.


Keywords: Effects, flooding, internally displaced persons, displacement, mobilization

Published
2022-07-27
How to Cite
DAUDA, Juliana Hussaina; KOLO, Mohammed Dada. Effects of Flooding on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in a Flood Prone Area: A Case Study of Muye Town in Lapai Local Government Area, Niger State, Nigeria. KIU Journal of Social Sciences, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 2, p. 157-168, july 2022. ISSN 2519-0474. Available at: <https://www.ijhumas.com/ojs/index.php/kiujoss/article/view/1492>. Date accessed: 29 mar. 2024.