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FUOYE Academic Staff Profile

Mr. Friday Mfe Baaka

Assistant Lecturer

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Science

Area of Specialization: Defence and Strategic Studies

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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

DegreeInstitutionYear
M.Sc Defence and Strategic StudiesNigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna2024
B.Sc Political ScienceFederal University Lafia2019

Course Teaching

POL 310 · 2025/2026

Nigerian Government and Politics II

POL 204 · 2025/2026

Nigerian Government and Politics I

POL 102 · 2025/2026

Structure and Organization of Government

Selected Publications

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

Open publication

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

Open publication

The Resource Curse Conflict Dilemma: The Nigerian Experience

Authors: Thaddeaus Sylvester DESHI, Ojo Olawale ARIYO, Mfe Friday BAAKA, & Olakunle OLOWOJOLU

Kwararafa Security Review • 2026

Open publication

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

Open publication

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