Academic Staff

Short Bio

Professor Adedeji OYENUGA, PhD. MCIA. D.FCSS. FFIS. is a distinguished Nigerian Sociologist and Criminologist with over two decades of teaching, research, consultancy, and investigative experience across academia, industry, and international development. A Professor of Criminology at Lagos State University, he specialises in Cybercrime, Forensic Criminology, Deviant Behaviour, Social Problems, and Critical Cybernetics, and is widely recognised for his pioneering scholarship on cybercrime cultures, youth deviance, digital security, and technology-enabled criminality in Nigeria. Professor Oyenuga is a Fellow of the Forensic Investigators Society of Nigeria, Associate Fellow of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS-Kuru), Member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Honourary Member of the Society of Professional Investigators (SPI NYC) and a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Criminology and Strategic Studies. He has served as a UNODC Expert, Core Learning Partner, and module reviewer for global cybercrime education initiatives. His expertise has been featured in international documentaries by the BBC, Bloomberg, FX Network, and The New York Times, highlighting his role as one of Africa’s leading voices on cybercrime. Beyond academia, he consults for major corporate organisations on investigations and security intelligence and leads DigOut Consult Limited. His contributions continue to shape criminological thought, digital security discourse, and evidence-based policy across Africa. He is happily married with children.