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The 17 Brigade was established in December 2017, [2] but was officially commissioned in February 2018. [1] According to Army chief of staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai , the establishment of the 17 Brigade is part of a wider reorganisation of the Nigerian Army.
40 delivered in 2018, a further 100 was delivered in 2021. [40] Dongfeng Mengshi Csk131 MRAP China: 100 [41] Proforce Ara/Thunder MRAP Nigeria: 40+ [42] Otokar Cobra: Multipurpose armoured vehicle Turkey: 204 [23] Casspir: MRAP South Africa: 5 [23] Casspir III variant. Reva: MRAP South Africa: 40 [43] Mk III. [44] Plasan Sand Cat: Composite ...
Nigerian Army: Garrison/HQ: Maiduguri, Nigeria: ... (4 January 2016 – 17 May 2017) Major General Ibrahim Yusuf (17 May 2017 – 25 May 2018)
The Nigerian Army traces its history to Lieutenant John Hawley Glover's Constabulary Force, which was largely composed of freed Hausa slaves in 1863. [7] The Constabulary Force was established with the primary goal of protecting the Royal Niger Company and its assets from constant military incursions by the neighboring Ashanti Empire. [8]
At the start of the Nigerian Civil War, the 2 Division was responsible for the beating back of the Biafran Army to the River Niger. [2] In 2018, the annual 2 Division Army Inter Brigade Warrant Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers Competition was announced to be held from August 13–17. [3]
The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the largest among the armed forces. Its major formations include the 1st Division , 2nd Division , 3rd Armoured Division , 81st Division , 82nd Division and the newly formed 8th, 7th and 6th Divisions.
Army Chief of Policy and Plans; In office July 2019 – November 2021: Army Chief of Training and Operations; In office July 2018 – July 2019: Commander, Nigerian Army Infantry Corps; In office December 2017 – July 2018: Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force; In office January 2016 – May 2017: Preceded by: Maj-Gen. Iliya Abbah ...
3rd Armoured Division was responsible in April 1983 for the security of areas bordering Chad during the Chadian–Nigerian War. [5]From October 22 to 24, 2001, several hundred Army soldiers of the Yola Brigade (23 Brigade) of 3rd Armoured Division killed more than two hundred unarmed civilians and destroyed homes, shops, public buildings and other property in more than seven towns and villages ...