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480:, Head of the Federal Military Government (FMG), is the accepted national leader and his popularity has grown since the end of the war. The FMG is neither very efficient nor dynamic, but the recent announcement that it intends to retain power for six more years has generated little opposition so far. The Nigerian Army, vastly expanded during the war, is both the main support to the FMG and the chief threat to it. The troops are poorly trained and disciplined and some of the officers are turning to conspiracies and plotting. We think Gowon will have great difficulty in staying in office through the period which he said is necessary before the turnover of power to civilians. His sudden removal would dim the prospects for Nigerian stability."
492:, during the civil war to improve its logistics and administration. The reorganization he instituted permitted 3 Division to successfully conduct the offensive operations that would ultimately lead to the end the civil war in Nigeria. The Nigerian Army fought the Civil War significantly under-resourced; Obasanjo's memoirs chronicle the lack of any stocks of extra equipment for mobilisation and the "haphazard and unreliable system of procurement and provisioning" which lasted for the entire period of the war. Arms embargoes imposed by several Western countries made the situation more difficult.
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hitherto performed by the defunct Lagos
Garrison Command. However a later undated article in a Nigerian online newspaper says the 81st Division was later again renamed the Lagos Garrison Command. In the 1980s, the Army's brigades included the 7th Infantry Brigade in Sokoto. There are also Divisional Artillery Brigades, among which are the 32 and 34 Artillery Brigades, ordnance corps units as well as Combat Engineer Regiments, and many other service support units spread across the country.
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600:. The creation of the new division brought to six the number of divisions. The 7th division is headquartered in Maiduguri. The division includes a combat motorcycle unit as part of its 25th Task Force Brigade. The purpose of this unit is stated as securing roads in Yobe and serving as a force multiplier in combat operations. Training and Doctrine Command formed in 1981, and is located at
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logistic support easier. This deployment formula was later abandoned in favour of the present assignment of sectors to the divisions. Thus 1 Division with HQ at Kaduna is allocated the North West sector; 2 Division with HQ at Ibadan South West sector, 3 Division with HQ at Jos North East sector and 82 Division with HQ at Enugu South East sector.
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noted the following: "Inexperienced, poorly trained and ineptly led soldiers manifested their lack of professionalism and indiscipline by massacres of innocent civilians and a failure to effectively execute infantry tactics." Among the results of this failure of command experience and professionalism
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Lagos and Abuja have garrison commands, with the Lagos garrison as large as a division. 81st
Division was previously the youngest division, formed on 26 May 2002 when the Lagos Garrison Command (as it then was) was upgraded to divisional status. The Division, therefore, inherited the security roles
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concluded the following: "The
Nigerian Civil War ended with surprisingly little rancor. The defeated Igbos are accepted as fellow citizens in many parts of Nigeria, but not in some areas of former Biafra where they were once dominant. is an overpoperated, economically depressed area, where massive
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At the end of the Civil War, the three divisions of the Army were reorganised into four divisions, with each controlling territories running from North to South in order to deemphasise the former regional structure. Each division thus had access to the sea thereby making triservice cooperation and
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The rapid expansion of the
Nigerian Army in the wake of the civil war witnessed a severe decline in troop quality. The expansion process overseen by the Nigerian army command staff led to an extreme shortage of commissioned officers, with newly created lieutenant-colonels commanding brigades, and
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Despite a disproportionate emphasis on the materiel and sophistication of the
Nigerian Armed Forces, and despite possessing some formidable hardware, the Army has been hamstrung by technical deficiency and an exceptionally poor standard of maintenance. Its overabundance of foreign suppliers,
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of the
Nigerian Army. It is governed by the Nigerian Army Council (NAC). The Nigerian Army is operationally and geographically divided into ten divisions, the basic field formation. The army has been involved in operations throughout the country, most especially during the
581:. The Composite Division at Enugu was formed in 1964 as 4 Division, in 1975 became Lagos Garrison Organization; in 1981 became 4 Composite Division; became a Composite Division in May 2002. 3rd Armoured Division was responsible in 1983 for the security of areas bordering
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The roots of the ethnic cleavages which started to rip through the army after independence had some of their origins in colonial recruiting practices, with line infantry and the artillery being raised from the North, but during the expansion of the force during the
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unemployment is likely to prevail for some years." Furthermore, U.S. analysts would go on to state that: "Nigeria is still very much a tribal society, in which clan, tribal and regional jealousies, hostilities and interests count for more than national attachment.
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and in rudimentary staff work by
Nigerian army personnel. One result of the weak direction was that the federal government's three field divisions fought independently, and competed for men and material. Writing in a 1984 study, Major Michael Stafford of the
372:. This policing force would slowly grow in size and capability to meet the needs of the British Empire in its West African territories, and would later form the nucleus of both the Gold Coast and the Hausa Constabulary, both of which would become the
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433:, there was significant pressure to "Nigerianize" the armed forces, with, for example, two officers being promoted to Brigadier as a concession to public opinion on the occasion of the last British commander arriving in
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The influence of individual personalities is generally greater in the armies of developing states, as they tend to have weaker institutional frameworks. Key personalities involved in
Nigeria included then-Colonel
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The
Nigerian Army is functionally organized into combat arms, which are infantry and armoured; the combat support arms, which are artillery, engineers, signals, and intelligence.
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Neville Brown, "The
Nigerian Civil War," Military Review, vol. 48, October 1968, p. 28, cited in Major Michael Stafford, Quick Kill in Slow Motion, Marine Corps CSC, 1984, at
2008:
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The Nigerian Army maintains at least eighty-two different weapon systems and 194 types of ammunition, of sixty-two different categories, from fourteen manufacturers.
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in 1970. In terms of doctrine, the task of the Federal Nigerian army did not fundamentally change: its task remained to close with and defeat an organized enemy.
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in August 2003 committed Nigerian troops once again into Liberia, at the urging of the United States, to provide an interim presence until the UN's force
1552:, has also complicated logistics. Calculating the size and scope of replacement inventories alone is impossible given the menagerie of equipment in use.
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437:. From a force of 8,000 in five infantry battalions and supporting units, strength rose to around 120,000 in three divisions by the end of the
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is responsible for doctrinal, training and combat development, and supervises training centers. There are 17 Corps Training Schools and the
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a large proportion of more educated southerners being brought in to take up posts that required more technical training. Like in
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Nigeria claimed to have contributed more than twenty thousand troops and police officers to various UN missions since 1960. The
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in the South-East, which includes the 2 Brigade at Port Harcourt, 13 Brigade at Calabar and the 34th Artillery Brigade at
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serving as Sierra Leone chief of staff in 1998–1999, and Nigerian officers acting as Command Officer-in-Charge of the
310:. Tracing its history to British colonial forces in West Africa, it is the largest component of the armed forces. The
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2541:"NThreats, Military Expenditure and National Security: Analysis of Trends in Nigeria's Defence Planning, 1970 – 1990"
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392:, as well as wider British efforts of complete reorganization of its African colonial units such as that of the
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2364:"Waging War to Keep the Peace: The ECOMOG Intervention and Human Rights (Human Rights Watch Report, June 1993)"
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615:, issuing 53 new colors to preexisting units an 28 colors to newly established units 81 colours being issued).
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platoons and companies often commanded by sergeants and warrant officers. This resulted in tentative
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2281:"Why we created new Nigerian Army division in Niger Delta – Major General – Premium Times Nigeria"
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The Nigerian Army as of 2016 consisted of some 6,000 officers and 150,000 enlisted personnel.
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2573:"Nigerian Army Uses Trump's Words to Justify Fatal Shooting of Rock-Throwing Protesters"
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in 1863. The Constabulary Force was established with the primary goal of protecting the
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The army itself is governed by the Nigerian Army Council (NAC). It members include:
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488:. Obasanjo was particularly important due to his efforts to reorganize his command,
327:, and has undertaken major operations abroad. Nigerian Army officers have served as
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1377:. Smaller army forces had previously carried out UN and ECOWAS deployments in the
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1995:
Jimi Peters, The Nigerian military and the state, I.B. Tauris, 1997, p. 174, via
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is the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Army, and its professional head is the
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In December 1983 the new régime of the Head of State of Nigeria, Major General
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2483:"Nigeria expends N7bn on troops, logistics to Mali – Jonathan – Vanguard News"
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was subsequently eased out of power by U.S. pressure and exiled to Nigeria.
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596:(also known as JTF-RO) was established in August 2013 for the war against
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1794:"The Nigerian military is so broken, its soldiers are refusing to fight"
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The anti-colonial policy statement did not deter Nigeria under Generals
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2084:"Nigerian Army Inducts Combat Motorbikes Battalion To Fight Boko Haram"
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In January 2013, Nigeria began to deploy troops to Mali as part of the
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National Intelligence Estimate 64.2–70: Prospects for Postwar Nigeria
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The International Institute of Strategic Studies (14 February 2020).
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respectively by 1879. These regiments would be incorporated into the
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and its assets from constant military incursions by the neighboring
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561:(Amphibious) HQ in Lagos, which includes the 9 Brigade, based at
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2509:"U.S., Africa say Mali action counters growing Islamist threat"
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Niger Barracks (Formerly Fort IBB) (formerly Fort Obasanjo) in
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inspecting the Presidential Guard Brigade during his visit to
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2132:"Nigerian Army plans to double in size | IHS Jane's 360"
1617:"Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan sacks military chiefs"
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1595:. Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated. p. 493.
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The following are installations owned by the Nigerian Army:
2594:"Army better equipped, motivated under Buhari – Army Chief"
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81:
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On 27 April 2023, the Nigerian Army conducted the largest
604:. It supervises the Army's schools, including the Depot.
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in the South-West, which includes 32 Artillery Brigade at
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under the auspices of ECOWAS into Liberia and later into
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541:. 52 Signal Regiment may be the divisional signals unit.
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when civil wars broke out in those countries. President
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2457:"BBC NEWS | Africa | Rwandan soldiers arrive in Sudan"
2300:"Nigeria: Army Council Approves 8 Division for Sokoto"
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Mogadishu Cantonment (Formerly Sani Abacha Barracks) (
549:, in the North-East, and includes 21 Armoured Brigade
400:, British-trained Nigerian troops saw action with the
213:
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Army chief decries military's involvement in politics
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supervising the Iran-Iraq ceasefire in 1988, former
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In October 2004, Nigerian troops were deployed into
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in 1997 from sending peacekeeping troops as part of
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Mambilla Barracks (Formerly Yakubu Gowon Barracks) (
529:). 2nd Division also possibly includes 4 Brigade at
1765:
Gutteridge, Military in African Politics, 1969, 97.
352:The Nigerian Army traces its history to Lieutenant
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1444:African-led International Support Mission to Mali
1116:82nd Composite Division (Airborne and Amphibious)
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1886:My Command: An Account of the Nigerian Civil War
388:, following British military experiences in the
1888:, Heinemann, Ibadan/London/Nairobi, 1980, p. 61
1847:Central Intelligence Agency (2 November 1970),
1295:Lungi Barracks (Formerly Gado Nasko Barracks) (
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2107:"Nigerian Army unveils new regimental colours"
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1782:, Methuen and Co. Ltd, London, 1971, p. 229
1457:(UN India-Pakistan Observer mission) 1965,
679:Department of Special Services and Programs
331:in other countries, with Brigadier General
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1642:"The Nigerian Army - Chronicle of Command"
40:
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1367:Economic Community of West African States
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688:Army Transformation and Innovation Centre
545:'s headquarters is at Rukuba Cantonment,
27:Land warfare branch of Nigeria's military
2786:Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
2439:"Nigeria would shield Taylor from trial"
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14:
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2546:. University of London. Archived from
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2105:Onyedinefu, Godsgift (27 April 2023).
1495:List of equipment of the Nigerian Army
1453:and troops have served in places like
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829:
360:, which was largely composed of freed
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2298:Emmanuel, Ankeli (28 November 2016).
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2776:National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
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1778:, 11 January 1970, via N.J. Miners,
1142:103rd Amphibious Battalion, Garikki.
694:Directorate of Army Public Relations
682:Department of Civil-Military Affairs
414:East African Campaign (World War II)
2044:, Guardian, Kaduna, 13 October 2008
667:Department of Army Policy and Plans
24:
2565:
1737:"celebrating nigerian army at 152"
1439:force to protect civilians there.
1323:Nigerian Army College of Logistics
701:
402:1st (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
283:
199:Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria
25:
2873:
2616:
2215:"Nigerian Army- Official Website"
2086:. Defense World. 29 February 2016
2056:"Nigeria – 7th Infantry Division"
1858:United States Department of State
1669:"Nigerian Armed Forces Act, 1994"
1570:Timeline of Boko Haram insurgency
1185:
1053:Engineer Brigade (status unknown)
991:Engineer Brigade (status unknown)
670:Department of Army Administration
504:
382:Royal West African Frontier Force
2678:
2414:"Nigerian troops off to Liberia"
1959:"The Nigerian Army - 3 Division"
1479:Democratic Republic of the Congo
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569:(Airborne and Amphibious) HQ in
396:earlier in the year. During the
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2389:"Nigerian Army Order of Battle"
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2260:"Nigerian Army Order of Battle"
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2161:"Nigerian Army Order of Battle"
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2001:
1989:
1977:
1951:
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1465:1978, the UN observer mission,
1325:(NACOL). The Army sponsors the
925:Location of Nigerian Army units
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419:
384:(RWAFF) in 1900 by the British
2852:1960 establishments in Nigeria
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1712:"History of the Nigerian Army"
1704:
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13:
1:
2819:Chief of Defence Intelligence
2314:"Preventing Coups in Nigeria"
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1315:Training and Doctrine Command
715:
708:Nigerian Army personnel corps
676:Department of Army Operations
626:
557:, and 33 Artillery Brigades.
318:, who is the highest ranking
2809:National Intelligence Agency
1792:Sieff, Kevin (10 May 2015).
1488:
1303:
1133:34th Field Artillery Brigade
988:33rd Field Artillery Brigade
957:32nd Field Artillery Brigade
755:31st Field Artillery Brigade
691:Department of Army Logistics
444:
410:82nd (West Africa) Divisions
347:
147:"Victory is from God alone!"
128:Nigerian Army Headquarters,
7:
2857:Defence agencies of Nigeria
2814:Defence Intelligence Agency
1558:
1308:
673:Department of Army Training
509:Its formations include the
495:
473:U.S. intelligence community
183:Conflict in the Niger Delta
46:Emblem of the Nigerian Army
10:
2878:
2753:Chief of the Defence Staff
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1145:146th Amphibious Battalion
1105:165th Mechanised Battalion
732:Geographical distribution
705:
457:United States Marine Corps
342:
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1985:Concise World Armies 2006
1780:The Nigerian Army 1956–65
1674:. International Red Cross
1592:The Military Balance 2020
1337:all over the federation.
1335:Command Secondary Schools
1165:Federal Capital Territory
1139:93rd Amphibious Battalion
1102:19th Mechanised Battalion
762:
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685:Welfare Limited/Guarantee
378:Southern Nigeria Regiment
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1435:, Sudan to spearhead an
1327:Nigerian Military School
1288:Aguiyi-Ironsi Barracks (
1136:7th Amphibious Battalion
1022:42nd Engineering Brigade
960:42nd Engineering Brigade
390:Benin Expedition of 1897
203:Nigerian bandit conflict
175:First Liberian Civil War
132:, Muhammadu Buhari Way,
2539:John Olukayode Fayemi.
1899:"Nigerian Army Logbaby"
1667:Parliament of Nigeria.
1002:6th Amphibious Division
937:2nd Mechanized Division
738:1st Mechanized Division
646:Chief of the Army Staff
611:in the Commonwealth on
609:Presentation of Colours
533:, with 19 Battalion at
517:in the north-west, and
337:Armed Forces of Liberia
2804:State Security Service
2781:Nigerian Mobile Police
2393:www.globalsecurity.org
2187:Soldiering as a Career
2165:www.globalsecurity.org
1354:
1341:Military forces abroad
1205:
1130:13rd Motorised Brigade
1127:2nd Amphibious Brigade
948:4th Mechanised Brigade
820:HQ 3 Armoured Division
749:1st Mechanised Brigade
471:In November 1970, the
288:
246:Chief of Defence Staff
195:Invasion of the Gambia
179:Sierra Leone Civil War
2698:Nigerian Armed Forces
2671:intelligence agencies
1369:(ECOWAS) established
1349:Nigerian soldiers in
1348:
1219:Adaka Boro Barracks (
1195:Indian Prime Minister
1193:
1148:245th Recce Battalion
1108:242nd Recce Battalion
1084:248th Recce Battalion
1081:48th Engineer Brigade
1056:241st Recce Battalion
1033:7th Infantry Division
994:243rd Recce Battalion
985:23rd Armoured Brigade
982:21st Armoured Brigade
971:3rd Armoured Division
963:244th Recce Battalion
951:9th Motorised Brigade
758:214th Recce Battalion
752:3rd Motorised Brigade
697:Cyber Warfare Command
537:and 195 Battalion at
416:and in the Far East.
308:Nigerian Armed Forces
287:
187:Boko Haram insurgency
117:Nigerian Armed Forces
2771:Nigeria Police Force
2720:Chief of Naval Staff
2040:3 March 2016 at the
1837:Stafford study, 1984
1451:Nigeria Police Force
1375:civil war in Liberia
1317:(TRADOC) located in
1233:Maimalari Barracks (
920:class=notpageimage|
412:which fought in the
339:from at least 2007.
312:President of Nigeria
130:Armed Forces Complex
2862:Military of Nigeria
2741:Ministry of Defence
2708:Chief of Army Staff
2287:. 19 November 2016.
1965:on 13 February 2011
1884:Olusegun Obasanjo,
1694:"Account Suspended"
1648:on 13 February 2011
1212:Ribadu Cantonment (
613:Eagle Square, Abuja
565:in northern Lagos,
513:, headquartered in
462:1967 Asaba massacre
452:command-and-control
366:Royal Niger Company
316:Chief of Army Staff
261:Chief of Army Staff
2732:Chief of Air Staff
2727:Nigerian Air Force
2285:Premiumtimesng.com
2060:Globalsecurity.org
1939:on 15 January 2011
1565:Zaki Biam Massacre
1355:
1206:
651:Lieutenant General
439:Nigerian Civil War
358:Constabulary Force
354:John Hawley Glover
325:Nigerian Civil War
289:
266:Lieutenant General
231:Commander-in-Chief
171:Nigerian Civil War
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2833:
2515:. 23 January 2017
2489:. 30 January 2013
2225:on 4 October 2022
1933:Thisdayonline.com
1477:1999, and in the
1418:Olusegun Obasanjo
1402:Ibrahim Babangida
1379:former Yugoslavia
1247:Obienu Barracks (
1240:Fort Nagwamatse (
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486:Olusegun Obasanjo
329:chiefs of defence
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191:Northern Mali War
156:Nigerian Army Day
16:(Redirected from
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2746:Defence Minister
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2598:The Informant247
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