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Folahanmi Aina

Folahanmi Aina (born June 1984) is a Nigerian political scientist, international security analyst, and the founder of Triola Aina Foundation. He is recognised as a prolific contributor to international security development in the Sahel region.[1][2][3][4][5]

Folahanmi Aina
Born1984 (age 39–40)
Osun
CitizenshipNigerian
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Political Scientist
  • Educator
EmployerRUSI
Spouse
Moji Alaga Aina
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(m. 2016)​
Awards
Websitewww.triolafoundation.org/about-us/

Educational background

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Ahmadu Bello University
 
Seoul National University
 
Kings College London

Folahanmi earned his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Political Science from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. He later pursued advanced studies, obtaining a Master's degree in International Development Policy from Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2013. In 2017, he completed a second Master's degree in African Studies at the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford. He further obtained a PhD in Leadership Studies from the School of Global Affairs, King's College London in 2023.[6][7][8][9][10]

Career

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Folahanmi began his career in 2011 as a Special Assistant to the Statistician General at the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria. In 2015, he transitioned to the role of Data Analyst for the Humanitarian Coordination Unit in the Office of the Vice President of Nigeria (Yemi Osinbajo). By 2018, he was serving as the Leadership Programme Coordinator for the African Leadership Centre's ALC-PGF initiative. Folahanmi also worked as Research Assistant at King's College London, and independent consultant for International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London and the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in Washington, D.C.[11][12][13][14][15] Additionally, he served as a Senior Research Consultant for DCAF–Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance from 2021 to 2022 and worked as Research Director at the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET), an academic research arm of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism.[16][17] Currently, Folahanmi holds the position of Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London.[18][19]

Triola Aina Foundation

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Triola Aina Foundation, established in 2017, is a Nigerian non-profit organization headquartered in Osun State, Nigeria, with a field office in Abuja, Nigeria. The foundation is dedicated to empowering young people to become active contributors to national development through strategic initiatives focused on education, youth leadership and nation building.[20]

Awards and Recognition

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In 2016, Folahanmi was honoured with the Mandela Washington Fellowship by the U.S. State Department. In 2019, he was invited as a speaker and a Next Generation Delegate at the Global Food Security Symposium organized by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, USA. In 2021, he received the General Lamine Cissé Young Researcher Award from Partners West Africa, Senegal.[21][22]

Works

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Academic publications

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  • Forces of terror: Armed banditry and insecurity in North-west Nigeria.[23]
  • Shock and awe: Military response to armed banditry and the prospects of internal security operations in Northwest Nigeria.[24]
  • Wings over flies: Air campaigns against armed banditry in north-west Nigeria.[25]
  • Contested forgiveness: Unsolicited amnesty and the reintegration of 'repentant'bandits in Northwest Nigeria.[26]
  • Phantom operators: special operations forces and asymmetric warfare in Northern Nigeria.[27]
  • Understanding Vulnerability to Violent Extremism: Evidence from Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria.[28]
  • Political economy of sub-national fragility and armed conflict in Northwest Nigeria.[29]
  • The "Webification" of Jihadism: Trends in the Use of Online Platforms, Before and After Attacks by Violent Extremists in Nigeria.[30]
  • Between "Victims" and Their "Saviors": Process-Based Leadership and Trust Building in Civil–Military Relations in Northern Nigeria.[31]
  • Political Economy of Insurgency in North East Nigeria.[32]
  • Pills, substances and brigandage: Exploring the drug factor in Nigeria's banditry crisis.[33]
  • Banditry and "captive population syndrome" in northern Nigeria.[34]
  • Displaced and Forgotten: Unveiling Northwest Nigeria's Armed Banditry Induced Humanitarian Crisis.[35]
  • Unmasking Armed Banditry in Nigeria.[36]
  • Conclusion: Making Credible Governance the Epicentre of Counter-Banditry.[37]
  • Mobility, mobilization, and counter/insurgency: the routes of terror in an African context; Insurgency, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa.[38]
  • Politics of "Localised Legitimacy", Vigilantism, Non-State Policing and Counter-Banditry in Northwest Nigeria: Evidence from the Epicenter.[39]

Books

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  • Contemporary Security Governance in Nigeria.[40]
  • Armed Banditry in Nigeria: Evolution, Dynamics, and Trajectories.[41]

References

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  1. ^ "Folahanmi AINA personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  2. ^ "Fola Aina | Foreign Affairs". www.foreignaffairs.com. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  3. ^ Aina, Folahanmi (2024-09-05). "Folahanmi Aina". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  4. ^ mediagem (2024-06-03). "Dr Fola Aina: A Sustainable Approach to Nation Building and National development". TheLeadng. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  5. ^ ADF (2022-12-27). "'An Unholy Handshake': Terrorist, Bandit Cooperation Spells Trouble in Nigeria". Africa Defense Forum. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  6. ^ "Fola AINA | Global Shapers, Abuja". Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  7. ^ Aina, Fola (2024-06-11). "How Nigeria can leverage technology for youth development". Peoples Gazette Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  8. ^ "Dr. Folahanmi Aina". ICSR. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  9. ^ "Dr Folahanmi Aina | SOAS". www.soas.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  10. ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web | University of Notre. "Folahanmi - Aina". ND International Security Center. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  11. ^ "Re-Engineering Counter-Terrorism Efforts in Nigeria's North East: The Pursuit of Peace | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  12. ^ "Folahanmi Aina". King's College London. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  13. ^ "Nigeria Elections: its meaning for the country, its people and the world". Royal African Society. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  14. ^ "Our Team". ICSR. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  15. ^ "Folahanmi Aina". The Republic. 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  16. ^ "Fola Aina". GIFCT. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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  18. ^ "Folahanmi Aina". Down To Earth. 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  19. ^ "Folahanmi Aina | Al Jazeera News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  20. ^ "About Us – Triola Aina Foundation | Passionate About Youth Development & Partly Focused on Rural Development | Abuja Nigeria". Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  21. ^ "YALI10 Competition, Semi-Finalist: Folahanmi Aina". Mandela Washington Fellowship. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  22. ^ "Dr Fola Aina". rusi.org. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  23. ^ Ojo, John Sunday; Oyewole, Samuel; Aina, Folahanmi (2023-10-02). "Forces of Terror: Armed Banditry and Insecurity in North-west Nigeria". Democracy and Security. 19 (4): 319–346. doi:10.1080/17419166.2023.2164924. ISSN 1741-9166.
  24. ^ Aina, Folahanmi; Ojo, John Sunday; Oyewole, Samuel (2023-10-02). "Shock and awe: Military response to armed banditry and the prospects of internal security operations in Northwest Nigeria". African Security Review. 32 (4): 440–457. doi:10.1080/10246029.2023.2246432. ISSN 1024-6029.
  25. ^ Oyewole, Samuel; Aina, Folahanmi; Ojo, John Sunday (2022-07-29). "Wings over Flies: Air Campaigns Against Armed Banditry in North-West Nigeria". The RUSI Journal. 167 (4–5): 92–103. doi:10.1080/03071847.2022.2153076. ISSN 0307-1847.
  26. ^ Aina, Folahanmi (2023-07-03). "Contested Forgiveness: Unsolicited Amnesty and the Reintegration of 'Repentant' Bandits in Northwest Nigeria". Peace Review. 35 (3): 511–523. doi:10.1080/10402659.2023.2208539. ISSN 1040-2659.
  27. ^ Aina, Folahanmi (2023-04-03). ""Phantom operators": special operations forces and asymmetric warfare in Northern Nigeria". Defence Studies. 23 (2): 177–197. doi:10.1080/14702436.2023.2206958. ISSN 1470-2436.
  28. ^ Ikpe, Eka; Adegoke, Damilola; Olonisakin, Funmi; Aina, Folahanmi (2023-01-02). "Understanding Vulnerability to Violent Extremism: Evidence from Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria". African Security. 16 (1): 5–31. doi:10.1080/19392206.2023.2185746. ISSN 1939-2206.
  29. ^ Aina, Folahanmi (2024-01-30). "Political economy of sub-national fragility and armed conflict in Northwest Nigeria". African Identities: 1–18. doi:10.1080/14725843.2024.2308638. ISSN 1472-5843.
  30. ^ "The "Webification" of Jihadism: Trends in the Use of Online Platforms, Before and After Attacks by Violent Extremists in Nigeria". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  31. ^ Aina, Folahanmi (2023-07-23). "Between "Victims" and Their "Saviors": Process-Based Leadership and Trust Building in Civil–Military Relations in Northern Nigeria". Armed Forces & Society: 0095327X231187581. doi:10.1177/0095327X231187581. ISSN 0095-327X.
  32. ^ "Political Economy of Insurgency in North East Nigeria". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  33. ^ Okoli, Al Chukwuma; Aina, Folahanmi (2024-06-27). "Pills, substances and brigandage: Exploring the drug factor in Nigeria's banditry crisis". African Security Review. 33 (3): 262–276. doi:10.1080/10246029.2024.2327332. ISSN 1024-6029.
  34. ^ Okoli, Al Chukwuma; Aina, Folahanmi; Onuoha, Freedom C. (2024-05-27). "Banditry and "captive population syndrome" in northern Nigeria". Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: 1–17. doi:10.1080/17467586.2024.2356509. ISSN 1746-7586.
  35. ^ Aina, Folahanmi; Ojo, John Sunday (2024), Ojo, John Sunday; Aina, Folahanmi; Oyewole, Samuel (eds.), "Displaced and Forgotten: Unveiling Northwest Nigeria's Armed Banditry Induced Humanitarian Crisis", Armed Banditry in Nigeria, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 77–99, ISBN 978-3-031-45444-8, retrieved 2024-09-04
  36. ^ Ojo, John Sunday; Aina, Folahanmi; Oyewole, Samuel (2024), Ojo, John Sunday; Aina, Folahanmi; Oyewole, Samuel (eds.), "Unmasking Armed Banditry in Nigeria", Armed Banditry in Nigeria, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 3–13, ISBN 978-3-031-45444-8, retrieved 2024-09-04
  37. ^ Ojo, John Sunday; Aina, Folahanmi; Oyewole, Samuel (2024), Ojo, John Sunday; Aina, Folahanmi; Oyewole, Samuel (eds.), "Conclusion: Making Credible Governance the Epicentre of Counter-Banditry", Armed Banditry in Nigeria, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 303–307, ISBN 978-3-031-45444-8, retrieved 2024-09-04
  38. ^ "Mobility, mobilization, and counter/insurgency: the routes of terror in an African context; Insurgency, terrorism, and counterterrorism in Africa". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  39. ^ Aina, Folahanmi (2024-01-02). "Politics of "Localised Legitimacy", Vigilantism, Non-State Policing and Counter-Banditry in Northwest Nigeria: Evidence from the Epicenter". Journal of Applied Security Research. 19 (1): 70–97. doi:10.1080/19361610.2023.2240281. ISSN 1936-1610.
  40. ^ Okoli, Al Chukwuma; Aina, Folahanmi (2024-08-22). Contemporary Security Governance in Nigeria: Themes and Perspectives. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-6669-4944-5.
  41. ^ Ojo, John Sunday; Aina, Folahanmi; Oyewole, Samuel (2024). Armed Banditry in Nigeria: Evolution, Dynamics, and Trajectories. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-031-45445-5.
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