Brief History of the Department
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology came into being as a programme alongside Political Science, Economics and Development Studies, Accounting etc. under the then Department of Social Sciences, in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Federal University Otuoke in 2011 with Dr. Evans Eze as the Acting Head of Department. The programme became a full-fledged Department on February 10, 2016, having been accorded full accreditation by the National Universities Commission (NUC) with Dr. Joseph Oke Omoro as its pioneer Acting Head of Department from 2015-2016.
The Department experienced a change in leadership as Dr Raimi Lasisi, emerged the Coordinator and Head, for a progressive period of five years, 2016-2021. Within, this period the Department made significant progress as she got full accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC) in 2021. More so, the Department came under the leadership (Coordinator) of Dr. Mrs. Michael-Olomu, Oyintonyo who assumed office on Wednesday 13, October, 2021. Currently, the department is headed by Dr. Frederick Iwendi Ofili who assumed office on the 25th of January 2024.
It is interesting to note that the Department has grown significantly especially in terms of manpower and student size and has successfully graduated five (5) set of academic sessions recording graduates with outstanding performances. Considering starting with just 14 individuals as its pioneer students, the Department now boasts of over 540 students.
The teaching staff strength has equally witnessed astronomical increase whereby she now has about twenty-six (26) lecturers across the different sub-fields of Sociology and Anthropology with relevant indigenous and international experience. The Department currently boasts of four (4) professors, one (1) Associate Professor, six (6) senior lecturers, three (3) lecturer 1, four (4) Lecturer 2, and eight (8) Assistant Lecturers as well as four (4) administrative staff.
List of Staff in the Department
| S/No | Name | Appointment | Area of Specialization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. Benjamin O. Okaba | Tenure | Rural Sociology Environmental Sociology |
| 2 | Dr. Joseph O. Omoro | Tenure | Sociology of Development Urban Sociology |
| 3 | Dr. Raimi Lasisi | Tenure | Sociology of Development Environmental Sociology |
| 4 | Dr. Frederick I. Ofili | Tenure | Industrial Relation Race and Ethnic Relations |
| 5 | Dr. Bieh N. Nwoke | Tenure | Sociology of Development Rural Sociology |
| 6 | Dr. Oyintonyo Michael-Olomu | Tenure | Industrial Sociology Institutional Analysis |
| 7 | Dr. Robert W. Ene | Tenure | Criminology Institutional Analysis |
| 8 | Mr. Owota Francis Eseimokumor | Tenure | Criminology Institutional Analysis |
| 9 | Mrs. Albert Eloho Hope | Tenure | Child, family and school social work |
| 10 | Mrs Ifeoma Loveth Eze | Tenure | Family, children, old people, disability and people living with HIV/AIDS |
| 11 | Miss Zibokifi Racheal Ghandi Olumani | Tenure | Gender based crime and Victimology |
| 12 | Mr. Samuel Omuya Audu | Tenure | HIV/AIDS, Domestic Violence Neglected tropical disease Human Rights . |
| 13 | Dr Zumve, Samuel Lornienge | Tenure | Criminology and Security studies |
| 14 | Mr. Obebinaru Favour Obhuo | Tenure | Political Economy, African History |
| 16 | Mrs. Victoria Peredise Alale | Tenure | Crime & Deviance, Social Welfare |
| 17 | Dr. Morakinyo Oladimeji Balogun | Tenure | Crime & Deviance, Social Welfare |