Appraisal of the Effects of Logistics Infrastructural Facilities at the Internally Displaced Person (IDP) Camps in North-Central, Nigeria

Abstract

This study appraises the effects of the type and condition of logistics infrastructure on IDP camps in North Central Nigeria. The study utilised a quantitative research design and purposive sampling technique was used to select the states in the North Central Nigeria which have about 71 IDPs camps. Taro Yemane formula was used to determine 397 questionnaires which were distributed to the IDPs at the IDP camps using random sampling techniques. The study made use of frequency, percentages, and mean index score to analyse the data collected from the field survey, while the hypothesis was analysed using Chi-square analysis. The study results show that shelter facilities, food and material warehouse, water and sanitation facilities, health clinics and transportation facilities and distribution equipment are the major logistics infrastructure available at the camp. In addition to the above finding, it revealed that the overall conditions of the available logistics infrastructure across the IDPs camps are in poor condition. The study therefore concluded that there is a significant deviation between the observed and expected frequencies, indicating that the type and condition of logistics infrastructure in place at the IDP camps in the rural and urban areas in North Central Nigeria are not independent.