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Social Vices in IDP Camps and Their Implications for Post-Conflict Reconstruction: A Study of Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria

The Boko Haram insurgency in Northeast Nigeria has displaced over 3.6 million persons, creating one of the most severe humanitarian crises on the African continent. While significant scholarly attention has focused on the immediate humanitarian needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) such as food, shelter, and healthcare, the proliferation of social vices within IDP camps in Maiduguri has remained an unseen crisis profoundly undermining post-conflict reconstruction efforts in the state. This paper examines the nature and prevalence of social vices—including drug abuse, prostitution, gangs…