Insurgency in Nigeria: The Perspectives on Health Care Delivery to Gender Affected Victims amongst IDPs

Abstract

Abstract:-The Boko Haram (BH) emerged in Nigeria in 2002 with the aim of total implementation of the Sharia law in Nigeria, yet there are other reasons such as socio-economic factors in the north-east where the group has been more prevalent. The domestic-based insurgent group became more sophisticated after its establishment of links with some international terrorist organizations (ITOs) such as Al-Qaeda, AQIM and AlShabaab. The group made its attacks to threaten the national security of Nigeria in the destruction of lives, properties and displacement of people and genders such as women and children. These displaced people have no option than to live in camps with serious need of social amenities such as health care. These camps are mostly provided, supervised and catered for by state governments and joint efforts of local international donors. This paper seeks to argue that the activities of Boko Haram led to destruction of properties, killing of people and also made most of them to become internally displaced without some essential needs in their camps, particularly health care for the women. To attain these objectives of this paper, a qualitative research method was adopted through which data were collected through documentary analysis. This study discovered thatwhile the government and some non-governmental institutions claimed to have provided some health care services for the gender victims in the camps, some of the victims debunked the claim. The paper therefore recommended that government and other non-governmental organizations should come to aid of the victims particularly the gender with health care services and other necessary needs for those internally displaced persons as a result of the effects of the activities of BH insurgent group.

Boko Haram and the Geopolitics of Forced Migration in Nigeria

“…The Boko Haram started its first insurgent activity in 2009. However, some researchers have suggested a possible earlier origin in 1995 by its founder, Lawan Abubakar who surfaced from a preexisting group known as the 'Sahaba' (Aliyu, Moorthy, & Bin Idris, 2015;Harker, 2011;Yerima & Singh, 2017). When Abubakar left the country for advanced studies in Saudi Arabia, the group was later led by Muhammad Yusuf, who was viewed by many as the pioneer leader of the Boko Haram (Babatunde, Unwana-Obong, & Olanrewaju, 2014).…”

“…Since 2009, the Boko Haram has engaged in sporadic shootings, bombings, and murders with disdain and impunity in major towns and cities that has killed many people from all walks of life regardless of age, religion, social status and places of residence. In 2013, the United State labeled the group as terrorists after reports that suggested it may have developed into a global terrorist organization with links to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (Bumah & Abimbola, 2009;Katie & Tim, 2015;Langmang, 2011;Yerima & Singh, 2017).…”

Improving Wound Dressing Techniques and Infection Control through Support from International Non-Governmental Organizations in Sub-Sahara Africa

“…Hindrances from updates also includes remoteness the hospital from headquarters, lack of motivation as well as the poor terrain of this part of the country in-terms of distance from main town, poor transportation and insecurity worsened by insurgency discourages seeking behavior for updates and re-training. Countries such as Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Congo, Liberia, South-Sudan, Nigeria [9], Libya, Nepal [10] which have been plague with insurgency are prone to these challenges of Poor health care services and poor infection control due to destruction of infrastructure and overload of the existing ones. The aforementioned factors affecting health workers indirectly contributes as challenges for standard wound dressing and eventually poor wound healing.…”

The impact of armed conflicts on health‐care utilization in Northern Nigeria: A difference‐in‐differences analysis

“…In addition, conflicts may also result in outright violation of medical neutrality when combatants deliberately create barriers and obstruct physical access to healthcare services by targeting health facilities, health workers, caregivers, and patients, and they may also result in the mounting of roadblocks and checkpoints. In this context, the frequent and incessant assaults by the insurgency in Northern Nigeria are clear signs of the withdrawal of the rights of residents of the region (Matfess, 2017;Sato, 2019;Ukiwo, 2005;Yerima & Ranjit-Singh, 2017).…”