An estimated 50.8 million people were
internally displaced by conflicts around the world in
2019. In 2018, Africa saw 7.5 million new conflict-related
displacements– driven by an escalation of violence in
West Africa. Nigeria has witnessed prolonged conflicts
since 2009, with findings estimating that nearly two
million people have been displaced by Boko Haram
insurgency in the North Eastern part of the country
alone. No fewer than 300,000 people have also been
displaced as a result of the herdsmen-farmers’ violence
in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba States. This paper
discussed the effects of prolonged displacement on the
Reproductive Health (RH) of adolescent girls as in
Nigeria as a result of sustained conflicts that have
engulfed Nigeria for over two decades now. Several
young girls who fled with their families are subsequently
forced to dwell in internally displaced persons camps or
in settlements often in most dishumanising conditions.
Under this situation, their reproductive health may be
violated. Contemporary works of literature in conflictprone displacement were critically reviewed adopting
Alan’s articulation of conflict in society. The paper
examines the extent to which such displacements
influence the reproductive health of adolescent females
in Nigeria. It recommends that government at all level
should initiate policies and programmes to protect and
promote the reproductive health of IDPs, particularly
the adolescent female ones
Keywords : Conflict, Displacement, Reproductive Health, Adolescence, Health Practices