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ABSTRACT
This study critically analyses the rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. It argues that the violation of the rights of IDPs is as a result of the absence of an adequately comprehensive legal policy and institutional frame work for the protection of such rights. To this effect it employs the use of doctrinal research method in examine the adequacy of the existing frameworks protecting the rights of IDPs in Nigeria drawing data from primary and secondary sources. Primary sources International and Nation statutes and case laws relating to IDPs and Secondary sources of data, reviews of existing literature from journals, online articles, and research projects. It finds that at the national and international level, there is no legally binding framework to assist and protect IDPs the institutional frameworks which exists like NEMA and NHRC lack autonomy and financial and logistical capacity to function effectively. This research recommends that government should enact a specific justiciable legislation that would answer to the peculiar needs of IDPs in the country,and also address the problem of capacity building, adequate funding of the emergency management agencies at the national state and local level. This research work concludes that the existing institutional, legal, and policy framework does not adequately and efficiently protect the rights of IDPs in Nigeria alsothat the government stands as the center and major cause as to why these existing frameworks cannot function properly. Hence for there to be any change the government needs to take the first step.
