• Bahago Samaila Benedict
• Fadipe Bayo Michael
• Uchenna E. Enem

Abstract The humanitarian law is witnessing a lot of violations especially in Nigeria where people are continually displaced from their homes due to insurgency and community armed conflicts. Most IDPs are exposed to the dangers of humanitarian needs deprivations evidenced in their responses and the situation on ground at the IDPs camps. Many IDPs in the camps suffer high rate of traumatic experiences, mortality and morbidity in Nigeria today. Literature further revealed that the IDPs experience human rights abuses and deprivation through abuses and lack of access to basic amenities, basic counseling/psychological services and others. The purpose of the research therefore is to assess the level of humanitarian needs available for the IDPs, especially in the areas of available counselling/psychological services relating to their traumatic experiences or feelings, and how they have been coping in such Internally Displaced Persons Camps. To achieve this, the survey research design was employed for the study and was guided by five research questions. The sample comprised of 520 respondents who were selected through a purposive sampling technique from four IDP camps in Abuja. A researcher constructed 30-item questionnaire was adopted to collect data from the respondents on their psychosocial, physical, Counselling/ psychological needs, traumatic feelings and their coping measures. The data obtained was analyzed using frequency counts and percentages. Findings showed that the IDPs lack a lot of physical, psychosocial and counselling/psychological needs. The foregoing situation predisposed the respondents to traumatic feelings of despondency and sadness. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that Nigerian government should channel majority of its resources towards eradicating the drivers of displacement in the country.

Keywords: Humanitarian needs, Counselling/psychological services, Availability assessment, and IDPs

"ASSESSING THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR TRAUMA VICTIMS OF INSURGENCY IN FCT IDP CAMPS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no.a624-a637, February-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202076.pdf

"ASSESSING THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR TRAUMA VICTIMS OF INSURGENCY IN FCT IDP CAMPS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no. ppa624-a637, February-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202076.pdf