Forced Displacement, Statelessness and Nationality Issues in Nigeria

Aondowase Targba
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Aondowase Targba: Department of Sociology, Federal University Gusau, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2023, vol. 7, issue 6, 1355-1369

Abstract: The paper is anchored on persons of concern and nationality issues in Nigeria. The theory of social exclusion is adopted to explain the extent to which people of concern have been excluded from exercising and accessing their right to nationality in Nigeria. The paper is based on a desk review of secondary sources of information from international organizations, state agencies, and other relevant publications. Findings of the study revealed conflicts involving non-state actors in Nigeria and Cameroon largely account for forced displacement and nationality crises in Nigeria. The study also found that changes in Nigeria’s borderlines, undocumented migration and ethnic agitations accounts for nationality crises in Nigeria. The study recommended that the government of Nigeria should ensure the proper registration and management of forced migrants and address the major causes of conflicts. There should be proper border management and clear laws on the acquisition of citizenship by persons of concern in Nigeria.

Date: 2023
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