International and Public Affairs 2017; 1(1): 1-7 http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/ipa doi: 10.11648/j.ipa.20170101.11 Assessment of Psychosocial Effects of Insurgency Among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) in Wulari Camp, Maiduguri Habu Haruna 1 , Gwary Mary 1 , Emmanuel Okechukwu Chukwu 2, * , Inuwa Ahmadu 1 , Dathini Hamina 1 , Maigari Babaji 1 , Lola Nelson 1 , Alih Fred Innocent 1 1 Department of Nursing Science, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria 2 School of Nursing Mkar, Gboko, Nigeria Email address: emmanwaguy42@yahoo.com (E. O. Chukwu) * Corresponding author To cite this article: Habu Haruna, Gwary Mary, Emmanuel Okechukwu Chukwu, Inuwa Ahmadu, Dathini Hamina, Maigari Babaji, Lola Nelson, Alih Fred Innocent. Assessment of Psychosocial Effects of Insurgency Among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) in Wulari Camp, Maiduguri. International and Public Affairs. Vol. 1, No. 1, 2017, pp. 1-7. doi: 10.11648/j.ipa.20170101.11 Received: April 27, 2017; Accepted: May 6, 2017; Published: July 6, 2017 Abstract: This study was carried out to assess the psychosocial effects of insurgency among internally displaced persons in Wulari camp, Maiduguri. The objectives of the study were to determine the psychological effects of insurgency among internally displaced persons, to determine the social effects of insurgency among internally displaced persons, to identify perceived factors responsible for insurgency. The research design used for this study was a non-experimental descriptive study design. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 345 respondents using Yamane’s formula. A questionnaire method was used to collect data from the respondents and SPSS descriptive statistical tool was used to analyse the data. The result showed 62.7% still isolated in the camp, 59.5% lost a family member during the attack which is a psychological effect of insurgency, 85.5% of the respondents think insurgency has brought poverty, with 73.1% not having all their food needs met which is a social effect of insurgency, a majority of the respondents 57.7% strongly agreed that poverty is the factor responsible for insurgency. It is recommended that a critical assessment of the living conditions of the IDPs be done, also improved upon and the factors responsible for insurgency be tackled to help control the situation and also prevent aggravation of the current situation. Keywords: Assessment, Psychosocial, Effects, Insurgency, Internally, Displaced, Persons, Maiduguri 1. Introduction The definition of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) most commonly used comes from the United Nations (UN) guiding principles on internal displacement. The guiding principles define IDPs as “persons or group of persons who have been forced or obligated to flee or leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a situation of generalized violence, violation of human rights, or natural or man-made disasters and who have not crossed an internationally recognized state border. They are often referred to as “refugees” although they do not fall within the current legal definition of refugees [1]. Internal displacement affecting about 25 million people worldwide has become increasingly recognized as one of the most tragic phenomena of the contemporary world. Hundreds of thousands of people are displaced due to conflict every year globally [2]. Forced to flee from their homes in search of protection, some are able to find refuge with families and friends, but some are crowded into camps where they become further violent, mental stress and disease [3]. The Norwegian refugee council (NRC) describes the ripple effect of Boko Haram’s violence in a recent briefing in which it has identified three emerging patterns of displacement. The first is of internally displaced (IDPs) fleeing to the south of the country in the footsteps of economic migrants, the second