Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies • Vol 01 • No 05
Christian Ethics and Hospitality: Responding to the Needs of Nigeria’s Internally Displaced Persons
November 2025 • Department of Religions and Peace Studies, Lagos State University of Education, Oto/Ijanikin, Lagos State, Nigeria, Olabode Joana Iyabo (PhD), Harmon…
The plight of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria is among the most severe and deteriorating humanitarian crises in the world, disproportionately affecting women and children among the millions impacted in the North Eastern and North Western part of the country. A 2023 survey in the National Bureau of Statistics reported appropriately 1, 134, 828 internally displaced persons across 251, 082 households in seven Nigerian Northern states. Notably, children under the age of 18 accounted for 50% of this population.…