GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND HUMAN SECURITY ISSUES AMONG INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN GUMA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE.
Igue Terungwa , Francis Onu, PhD , Bernard Hunvounopwa Basson and Vrati Sawuluma Nzonzo
Volume 13 Issue 1
Abstract
This study examined, gender based violence and human security among internally displaced persons in Guma local government area of Benue State. Research survey design was used for the study using questionnaires as an instrument for data collection. The study population comprises 60445 in eleven (11) Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps and host communities (HC) in Guma local government, Benue State. This study employed a random sampling technique which gives every member of the population an equal chance of being selected. The sample size for this study is therefore 397 displaced persons drown from a population of 60445 displaced persons living in various Internal Displaced Camps and Host Communities within the Guma Local Government area of Benue State Nigeria who are registered with State Emergency Management Agency, Benue State, Nigeria. The data collected from the respondents were analyzed in simple percentages, mean, standard deviation and presented in tables. Findings show that causes of gender-based violence and human security among persons in internally displaced camps in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria (t = 4.424, p =.017), consequences of gender-based violence and human security among persons in internally displaced camps in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria (t = 6.982, p =.008), The study concluded that causes of gender-based violence, consequences of gender-based violence, were predicators, of human security among internally displaced persons in Guma local government area of Benue state. Based on the findings, the study recommends that the IDPs Camps management authorities should adopt strategies for handling the prevalence cases of gender based violence and human security in the IDPs Camps. Like establishing safe spaces for women and girls to access services. The IDPs Camps management authorities should also provide GBV Services like medical, psycho-social, and legal support to victims of sexual violence, physical violence, emotional and psychological violence, harmful traditional practices and socio-economic violence in the Camps amongst others. Keywords: Gender, Violence, Human Security, Local Government
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