Abdullateef Abiodun Atiku is a lecturer in the department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He has served as the Departmental Project Coordinator, Departmental Library Committee, Faculty Dress Code Committee, Faculty Representative to the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Level Adviser amongst others. His area of research interest cut across Substance and Drug Uses, Youth and Adult Violence, Interpersonal Relation and Gerontology. He has to his credit tens of publications in reputable outlets covering journals, edited conference proceedings and chapters in books. He has successfully supervised over 50 undergraduate projects. Atiku is a member of many professional bodies within and outside Nigeria.