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Mr. Friday Mfe Baaka

Assistant Lecturer

Faculty of Social Science ยท Department of Political Science

Specialization Defence and Strategic Studies

Office: Department of Political Science, Federal University Oye - Ekiti

Phone: 08037690924

Email: friday.baaka@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Baaka Friday is an Assistant Lecturer in Defence and Strategic Studies with research interests in national security, intelligence studies, defence policy, strategic studies, and military operations. He holds a Master's degree and has conducted research on intelligence gathering, ICT in military operations, counterinsurgency, and small arms proliferation in Nigeria. His work focuses on addressing contemporary security challenges through evidence-based research and policy analysis. He is committed to advancing scholarship, teaching, and professional engagement in Defence and Strategic Studies.

Research Interests

Defence Supply Chains, Strategic Technology Security and Digital Defence Autonomy

Qualifications

Selected Publications

  1. Small Arms and Light Weapons Proliferation and the Commercialization of Violence in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA), Plateau State, Nigeria
    Authors: Baaka Friday Mfe and Emmanuel Elijah
    Nigerian Journal of Political Science, ABU Zaria (2026)
  2. Some Contradictions in the Politics of the Industrialized World: The North- South Divide in Perspective
    Authors: Rihanatu Abubakar Gulma and Baaka Friday Mfe
    Modibbo Adama International Journal of Management and Social Sciences (MAIJOMAS) (2026)
  3. The Resource Curse Conflict Dilemma: The Nigerian Experience
    Authors: Thaddeaus Sylvester DESHI, Ojo Olawale ARIYO, Mfe Friday BAAKA, & Olakunle OLOWOJOLU
    Kwararafa Security Review (2026)
  4. Military Engagement in Internal Security Operations in Nigeria: Restoring Security Governance in Jos North, Plateau State
    Authors: Friday Mfe Baaka, Thaddeaus Sylvester Deshi
    International Journal of Criminology and Security Studies (IJCSS)Department of Criminology and Security Studies.Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria (2026)

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