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<p>Prolonged internal displacement in Nigeria’s Plateau State underscores persistent failures in governance, security architecture, and structural responses to human vulnerability. By analysing political and security interventions, this paper interrogates institutional responses to protracted displacement using a qualitative phenomenological approach. Data were gathered through key informant interviews (KIIs), in-depth interviews (IDIs), and focus group discussions (FGDs) with internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Barkin-Ladi, Bassa, and Riyom Local Government Areas (LGAs). Drawing on political ecology frameworks, the findings reveal that state actions are predominantly reactive, fragmented, politicised, and lacking in accountability, thereby ignoring the socio-political drivers of displacement and the lived realities of affected communities. This study argues that sustainable peace requires proactive governance, security sector reforms, and strict enforcement of justice. These insights contribute to broader academic debates surrounding governance, security, and human mobility within sub-Saharan Africa.</p>

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“Playing the Ostrich and Ignoring the Obvious”: A Study of Political and Security Responses to Prolonged Displacement in Barkin-Ladi, Bassa, and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau State

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    2026年7月2日

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  • Sylvanus Usman Songden,
  • Suziana Mat Yasin,
  • Uyi Ezeanah,
  • Hassan Yerima Tifwa,
  • Laraba Samuel Rikko,
  • Sahmicit Kankemwa Kumswa,
  • Clement Kevin Dongurum,
  • Reuben Pwajok Nyam,
  • Victor Samuel Atu,
  • Christopher Musa Choji,
  • Jack Okson Kwarfwang

摘要

Prolonged internal displacement in Nigeria’s Plateau State underscores persistent failures in governance, security architecture, and structural responses to human vulnerability. By analysing political and security interventions, this paper interrogates institutional responses to protracted displacement using a qualitative phenomenological approach. Data were gathered through key informant interviews (KIIs), in-depth interviews (IDIs), and focus group discussions (FGDs) with internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Barkin-Ladi, Bassa, and Riyom Local Government Areas (LGAs). Drawing on political ecology frameworks, the findings reveal that state actions are predominantly reactive, fragmented, politicised, and lacking in accountability, thereby ignoring the socio-political drivers of displacement and the lived realities of affected communities. This study argues that sustainable peace requires proactive governance, security sector reforms, and strict enforcement of justice. These insights contribute to broader academic debates surrounding governance, security, and human mobility within sub-Saharan Africa.