Nufaisa Garba Ahmed is a Lecturer at the Department of Defence and Security Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). She holds a PhD in Defence and Strategic Studies, M.Sc. in Defence and Strategic Studies, Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy (MIAD) and B.Sc International Studies. She is an Associate of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) and Non-Resident Fellow, Irregular Warfare Initiative of the Modern War Institute at West Point, United States.