Maurice Ogbonnaya is a Senior Fellow at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Nigeria. He is the recipient of a 2020 African Peacebuilding Network (APN) Individual Research Fellowship award. He previously worked as a Security and Policy Analyst at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), National Assembly, Abuja, Nigeria. He is a Laureate of VII South-South Institute co-organized in 2014 by the International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs), Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), and the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) in Bangkok, Thailand. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Uyo, Nigeria. His extensive research outputs in security and strategic studies, conflict management, and legislative practice have appeared in reputable scholarly outlets. He has also served as a consultant to the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), South Africa; Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF); and Small Arms Survey (SAS), Geneva.