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Dr. Serifat Bolanle Asiyanbi

Lecturer I

Faculty of Arts · Department of History and International Studies

Specialization Human Trafficking/Migration, Small Arms/ Security, Gender Related Issues

Office: Department of History and International International Studies, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State

Phone: 08032913734

Email: serifat.asiyanbi@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Serifat Bolanle Asiyanbi (PhD) is a lecturer in the History and International Studies Department at Federal University Oye-Ekiti. She holds a PhD, M.Sc., and B.Sc. in International Relations from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Her research interests include migration and human trafficking, security issues related to small arms and light weapons, and gender-related topics, with a particular focus on human and border security in West Africa.
Dr Asiyanbi has published widely in both national and international journals, focusing on ECOWAS policies regarding small arms, West African security, human trafficking, and the digital role in child trafficking. She has also researched migration and the involvement of women in politics. Additionally, she has written and co-written chapters in books examining West African human security and border policies. She has held several academic leadership positions, including serving as acting head of her department, a member of the department's editorial board, a faculty representative, and a member of the senate council at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti. She has also supervised numerous undergraduate students.
Dr Asiyanbi has presented papers at international conferences and attended numerous workshops on decolonisation of knowledge and political science methodology, among other topics. She is a member of the Lagos Studies Association, the Nigerian Political Science Association, and the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs.

Research Interests

Dr Serifat Asiyanbi conducts detailed research on security challenges in West Africa, focusing on key areas like human, national, and border security. She examines how the arbitrary colonial borders contribute to insecurity among West African States. Her work also considers the impact of illegal arms trade and proliferation on regional insecurity. Additionally, she investigates the permeability of West African societies concerning human and child trafficking and explores how child commodification and child-rearing have become coping mechanisms for infertile couples. She also analyses how colonial ideologies reinforce women's inequality in the region. Dr Asiyanbi critically assesses how policies on national, border, and human security interact and evaluates their effectiveness, emphasising the importance of comprehensive strategies to improve safety across member states.

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Selected Publications

  1. Child Trafficking in the Digital Age: The Role of the Dark Web, Cryptocurrencies and online Sexual Exploitation in West Africa.
    Authors: Asiyanbi, S.B. & Agboola, O.O.
    Journal of Public Management and International Relations (JPMIR). Vol. 1, No2. (2026)
  2. Securitisation and Digitisation in Yoruba Sacred Heritage: A Decolonial Approach to the Preservation of Shrines and Deities.
    Authors: Asiyanbi, S. B.
    Oye Journal of Historical Studies and Global Affairs (2025)
  3. ECOWAS Institutional Frameworks for Managing Trafficking in Persons in West Africa.
    Authors: Asiyanbi, S. B., Buhari, L. O., Ademiluyi, F. A., Oludemi, A. O. & Agboola, O. O
    African Renaissance Vol. 22 (4), 1744-2522 (2025)
  4. Dynamics of Ethnicity in the Post-independence Political Space of Nigeria.
    Authors: Osadola, O. S., Gbadeyan, O. J., Asiyanbi, S. B., & Umenyilorah, C. U
    Zhongguo Kuangye Daxue Xuebao 29 (4), 203-209 (2024)
  5. Nigeria’s Security Architecture and the Challenges of the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons.
    Authors: Asiyanbi, S. B., Akinyemi, O., Adeyemi, K., & Ademiluyi, F. M
    African Renaissance. Vol. 21 (2) 1744-2532 (2024)
  6. A Historical Analysis of the Mediation Efforts of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) during the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970.
    Authors: Osadola, O.S., Gbadeyan, O., & Asiyanbi, S. B.
    Journal of Namibian Studies, 33 (S3), 2842-2863 (2023)
  7. Responding to Terrorism: ECOWAS Mechanism in Combating Insecurity in Lake Chad.
    Authors: Akinyemi, O., & Asiyanbi, S. B. (2023). Responding to Terrorism: ECOWAS Mechanism in Combating Insecurity in Lake Chad. TWIST 19 (2), 500-507 v. Akinyemi, O., & Asiyanbi, S. B.
    Journal of Namibian Studies (33) (2023)
  8. The Nigerian War of Unity 1967-1970: Strategies and Diplomacy.
    Authors: Osadola, O. S. & Asiyanbi, S. B.
    Polit Journal: Scientific Journal of Politics: Vol. 2 (3), 145-155. https//doi.org/10.33258/polit.v2i3.740 (Poland) (2022)

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