NISS Security Experts to Probe Non-State Actors’ Role in Yobe
The Team Leader of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 18 of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Alhaji Ibrahim Yar’adua, says the team is on a study tour to Yobe State to assess the role of non-state actors in security management in Africa.
Speaking on Monday in Damaturu, Yar’adua said the study tour was designed to explore issues, challenges, and prospects for peace and development in the context of non-state actors’ involvement in security.
“We are here to introduce the course on non-state actors in security management in Africa, in relation to the issues, challenges, and prospects for peace development.
“Yobe State was selected for the study tour due to the history of insecurity and the active presence of non-state actors, both local and international,” he said.
Yar’adua explained that the team would assess the activities of non-state actors, their impact on security management, and the measures being adopted by the state to either support positive contributions or checkmate negative influences.
“Our objective is to find out who these non-state actors are, how their activities are impacting the security of the state, and what strategies are being implemented to improve security or curb harmful activities,” he said.
Also speaking, Alhaji Zanna Ibrahim, Chairman of the NISS Alumni Association, Yobe Chapter, said the study tour was an integral part of the 10-month EIMC programme, leading to the award of a Fellowship of the Institute.
He said the theme of the course is, “Non-State Actors in Security Management: Issues, Challenges and Prospects for Peace and Development in Africa.”
In his remarks, Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Baba Malam-Wali, welcomed the participants and described the visit as timely.
He said Yobe State had suffered significant devastation due to insurgency, with poverty and illiteracy contributing to the rise of the Boko Haram crisis.
“Illiteracy and poverty have played major roles in the creation of the Boko Haram insurgency. Addressing these two root causes is crucial to ensuring lasting peace,” he said.
Buni expressed optimism that the findings and recommendations from the study tour would help enhance security efforts and support the state’s ongoing peace-building and recovery initiatives.
The EIMC is designed to build the capacity of participants to address complex security challenges through research, field studies, and high-level engagements across Africa. 
