J. Tochukwu Omenma holds Ph.D. in Comparative Politics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he currently serves as the Director of the Institute of African Studies. As full Professor at the Institute, focusing on conflict and security studies, deliberative and participatory democracy, electoral adjudication, and democratic consolidation.
His research in security studies examines the role of local defence forces, state responses to violent extremism, and the ways in which citizen participation in security decision-making can contribute to countering violent extremism. His work seeks to generate locally grounded security evidence and knowledge that can support state actors in addressing criminality, terrorism, and insurgency. While his fieldwork is primarily concentrated in the Lake Chad region, his broader research activities encompass the conflict zones of the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, North Africa, and the Middle East. He employs both quantitative and qualitative methods across his various research projects.
Prof. Omenma has co-published and co-edited five books, written over 40 peer-reviewed journal papers, and delivered ten academic and policy-related presentations in 13 countries. He is the co‑author of °Õ³ó±ð C¾±±¹¾±±ô¾±²¹²Ô J´Ç¾±²Ô³Ù T²¹²õ°ì F´Ç°ù³¦±ð i²Ô N¾±²µ±ð°ù¾±²¹: C´Ç³Ü²Ô³Ù±ð°ù³Ù±ð°ù°ù´Ç°ù¾±²õ³¾â€¯f°ù´Ç³¾â€¯t³ó±ð‵þ±ð±ô´Ç·É (Routledge, 2026), and co-editor of Ten Years of Boko Haram in Nigeria: The Dynamics and Counterinsurgency Challenges (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023).
He was an Alexander von Humboldt Scholar at Technische Universität Berlin from December 2022 to May 2025. Prior to that, he held a GES Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, where he currently serves as a visiting professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations. He is also working on the ASB&LCB Space Project under the sponsorship of IHE Delft in the Netherlands and has provided consulting services to numerous international agencies, including UNESCO and the UK Department for International Development (DFID).
Prof. Omenma joins Governance Review as co-editor, bringing more than a decade of experience in journal management, having served as editor, associate editor, and assistant editor for several reputable peer-reviewed journals.
