Arua Oko Omaka (PhD, McMaster) is a specialist in war and society. He taught at University of Toronto, Canada, before joining the Department of History and Strategic Studies, Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, Nigeria. Arua’s articles have appeared in reputable journals, including War in History; Medicine, Conflict and Survival; and Canadian Journal of History.

Library Journal Reviews listed his book, The Biafran Humanitarian Crisis, 1967-1970: International Human Rights and Joint Church Aid (Teaneck: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2016) as one of the best sellers in African history in the 2016/2017 global ranking of books. His current research interrogates the role of the “Great Powers” in resolving the Nigeria-Biafra conflict, 1967-1970.