Fatima Akilu bu onye Naijiria bụ ọkà mmụta n'akparamàgwà mmadụ, bụrụkwa onye na-ekwu okwu n'ọhaneze n'ihe gbasara Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) and Counter-Terrorism. Ọ bụ Ezekutiv Daịrektọ nke Neem Foundation ugbua, na onye bụbu ntụzịaka gbasara nnyocha akparamaagwa na nkwukọrịta okwu n'ụlọ ọrụ nke National Security Adviser na Naịjirịa, ebe ọ rụrụ ọrụ na Countering Violence Extremism Programme n'afo 2014. Ọ bụkwa onye otu Global Strategy Network ya na ọkachamara ụlọ ọrụ Richard Barrett na ndị ọzọ. Fatima bụkwa onye na-ede akwụkwọ ụmụaka, yana onye mmekọ nke Women Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL). A mụrụ ya nye Ali Akilu (onye ugwu bụ ode akwụkwọ nwụgoro nke ngwụcha ugwu) na Hajia Astajam. Dr. Akilu gụrụ akwụkwọ na Beechwood Sacred Heart School, Tunbridge Wells . O nwere nzere Ph.D na MRes na Psychology na Mahadum nke Reading, dị na United Kingdom na nzere BA na Bekee na Psychology sitere na Mahadum nke Mount St. Mary (Los Angeles) .