The Nature and Kind of Information Generated and Managed for the Security and Welfare of the IDPs in the IDP Camps in Borno State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the nature and kind of information generated and managed for security and welfare of IDPs in the IDP camps in Borno State, Nigeria. This work explains that security and welfare are the pressing needs of all living things. Security and welfare cannot be obtained or realized without information. For this reason all living things needs information wherever they may find themselves. Information is defined from several perspectives by information and social scientists. The word information does not have a universally accepted definition. However, functions of information to any organization have been clearly enumerated. The work clearly stated the problems affecting information gathering due to proliferation of information caused by technological development. The researcher used a combined methods of documentary and descriptive survey to generate data used for this study. Documentary survey was used to collect secondary data through books and journals reading. Data were also generated through newspaper reading and visit to achieves. The descriptive survey was used to collect data in the field through the use of questionnaire and personal interaction with camp officials. The study finds out that the information generated and managed in the IDP camps in Borno State, Nigeria is information about relief materials; Human Rights abuse; Healthcare facilities; Camp management; Availability of water; Camp security and welfare as well as information on re-locating back to their community. The study finds out that of all the information generated and managed in the IDP camps more emphasis was on information about welfare of the IDPs in the camps while security information receives a secondary position. The researcher therefore sees this development as a reduction is security threat in the IDP camps in Borno State, Nigeria.

Keywords: Information, IDPs Camp, Nature, Kind, Welfare Security, Borno

DOI: 10.7176/IKM/14-2-08

Publication date:October 30th 2024