UNDERSTANDING THE PLANNING AND SETTLEMENT PATTERNS IN SELECTED IJAW MIGRANT FISHER FOLKS CAMPS |

Migration is a regular socio-economic activity in the lives of Nigeria's artisanal fishermen, particularly those of the Ijaw ethnic group. The Ijaws are the fourth largest ethnic group in Nigeria and one of ten important migrant fishing tribes in the West African sub-region. They move to various places along Nigeria's inshore rivers and coastline, as well as the Republic of Cameroons. The study's purpose is to determine the planning and settlement patterns of migrant fisher folk base camps in selected areas of Nigeria's Bayelsa State and Cameroon's Bakassi. The study's goals are to determine why fisher folk base camps were established in the chosen locations, examine the nature and types of existing fisher folk base camps, identify the factors that influence fisher folk migration, and assess the effects of migration patterns on fisher folk base camp growth patterns. The study used a multi-staged sampling technique to identify seventy-four (74) fisher people camps along the coasts of Nigeria's Bayelsa State and Cameroon's Bakassi. The sample frame consisted of eight (8) fishermen's camps that were purposefully chosen. A total of 150 respondents were chosen from headmen, deputy headmen, and heads of households in the camps using a stratified sample technique. Buying and selling fish, as well as proximity to relatives, were identified to be some of the reasons for constructing the camps, according to the study. Single-family and multi-family dwellings are available. Both Nigeria and Cameroon were advised to plan inclusively for these fisher folk camps, including the provision of social infrastructure and proper settlement design.

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