Shortage of Trauma Counsellors and Trauma Therapy Treatment for Nigerian Victims of Insecurity who Survived Kidnapping by Herdsmen-Kidnappers

This study investigated the shortage of trauma counsellors and trauma therapy treatment for Nigerian victims of insecurity who survived kidnapping by herdsmen-kidnappers. For the study, a mixed method research approach was used with a sample of 100 victims who were herdsmen kidnapped survivors from communities in northern Nigerian states. The study had two main research questions. Data were gathered through questionnaire and interview. Thematic analysis and pie chart were used to answer the research questions. The findings showed that there was a shortage of trauma therapy models and professional trauma counsellors to assist those who were victims of herders kidnapping in coping and surviving traumatic experiences in northern Nigerian states. Based on the research’s findings, it was recommended that more trained counsellors should be employed and made available to help victims by government authorities in the northern Nigerian states and work with the insecurity victims who survived being kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen in order to help the victims develop wholistic coping mechanisms and emotional resilience.