Abstract

This study examines the Spatial Distribution/Common places of abode of Forced Migrants into Greater Yola from 2015 to 2019. The study made use of both primary and secondary data sources. Primary data sources used for the study include questionnaire administration which was used to solicit information from the respondents on their reason for their spatial distribution/common places of abode in the study area since displacement. Secondary data sources used for the study was the displacement tracking matrix of the records of international Organization for Migration (DTM) to examine the spatial distribution/common places of abode of the migrants in Greater Yola since 2014. The result obtained shows that the spatial distributions/common places of abode of the IDPs were the fringes of the study area and that the reasons was due to availability and affordability of accommodation. Others were due to friends, relatives and agricultural activities. The study recommends that government and landlords should lower the prices of accommodation so that IDPs can afford accommodation even in the core areas of the town.

Keywords: Spatial, Distributions, Displaced, Migration, Greater-Yola