Abstract
ABSTRACTThis paper seeks to contribute to ethnological discourses of the contexts and personal dimensions of war and displacement. Personal stories of internally displaced persons (IDPs) are not always told as they are usually lost in statistics and media reports of humanitarian responses. This work presents a documentation of stories of IDPs recorded verbatim in IDP camps in Northeast Nigeria. It explores not only their personal stories, but also the discursive meanings they make of their displacement experience. IDPs’ personal framings of ongoing and past experiences provide a useful illumination on the often ignored impacts of the Boko Haram conflict on personal lives as well as a useful resource for humanitarian interveners. While displaced persons are drawn from diverse socio-cultural and religious backgrounds, their stories reflect common yearnings. Findings can provide a useful tool for Peacebuilders to develop conflict transformation programs in crises and post-crises societies.
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