[2][5] Buba had a traumatic experience with Boko haram in June 2010 while he was travelling to the University of Maiduguri as an undergraduate when his bus was stopped by the terrorists and passengers were kidnapped, he survived and also had friends and family who were killed by the Boko haram insurgency.

[14] He was selected for the 2017 JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World,[15] his effort to counter violent extremism and enhance a culture of peace in Nigeria, which led him being part of the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship program for Young African leaders in Washington D.C.[16] He is also a fellow of LEAP Africa SIP and YALI West Africa.

[17] His efforts in initiating peaceful youths in Northern-Nigeria made him speaker, particularly regarding to political instability in the country.

[1] He was a speaker/panelist at the 2016/2017 International Day of Peace events at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP),[18] speaker at the 2017 Wage Peace event at the American University, speaker/panelist at the 2017 United Nations International Youth Day event,[19] speaker at the 2018 United Nations International Day for the Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism and the 2018 One Young World Summit.

[20] His vision is to enhance a culture of peace and tolerance that can break the cycle of conflict, violence, and terrorism that plague Nigeria.