This study examines the communicative construction of identity among children born and raised within Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Logo Local Government Area, Benue State. The three research objectives and questions were formulated as follows the forms of communication experienced by children born in IDP camps in Logo LGA Etc. Utilizing a qualitative research design, questionnaires and interviews were conducted with 300 children in Ugba IDP camp to explore their conceptualisations of “home,” “belonging,” and “citizenship.” The theoretical framework integrates Social Identity Theory, Communication Theory of Identity and Place Attachment Theory. Findings reveal a significant identity duality: 93.5% of participants define “home” through functional camp nomenclature (e.g., “Block A”), yet 100% maintain a narrative attachment to ancestral villages passed down through parental/care givers’ oral tradition. This disconnect results in a “fragmented self-schema” and “internal statelessness,” worsened by social exclusion and stigmatisation from some members of the host communities who label these children as “people without homes.” Furthermore, the study identifies a “provider gap,” where children’s sense of security is tied to religious figures rather than state institutions. The study concludes that identity for these children is unsolidified, communicated construct rather than a static inheritance. Recommendations include legislative reform to transition from “indigene-based” to “residency-based” rights and targeted psychosocial interventions to reconcile the lived and narrative realities of displaced youth.  

Keywords: Communication of Identity, Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camps, Sense of Belonging.