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Usaku received his M.A. in Creative Digital Media and communications/multimedia production in 2018 from London Metropolitan University, London. BSc Information technology from Sikkim Manipal University, Manipal, India, in 2015.
Much of his academic work has been on demonstrating the use of new media as a tool for education, mainly through the production of researched essay films (Documentary films). He has been involved in production of documentary films for research projects and NGOs Including USAID and the National Population Commission.
Usaku is a Filmmaker, Cinematographer, and assistant lecturer in the Mass Communication department at Veritas University Abuja. He is also the founder and creative director of WammandArt media Ltd, a media production company that specializes in the production of high-quality videos, film, and digital media consultancy.

Publications

Documentary film: “Early and intensive stakeholder involvement to increase ownership of research: Experience from the Nigerian 2019 Verbal and Social Autopsy study” Link to media: https://youtu.be/5Mbkd5kT2ak
 

Research Work

The use of new media as a tool for education: documentary film “The Untold”. A well-researched documentary film on mental health, focusing on the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychosis. (London Metropolitan University MA Digital Media/ Multimedia production Research work/Dissertation)
Link to media: https://youtu.be/90agEmAmyTQ