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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]
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.
According to Nigerian historian Max Siollun, "Military coups and military rule (which began as an emergency aberration) became a seemingly permanent feature of Nigerian politics." [40] The abundance of natural resources have also been cited as a reason for the prevalence of military coups in Nigeria's history. [41]
1966 Nigerian coup d'état (1966) Government of Nigeria: Rebel Army Officers Government Victory. Overthrow of Abubakar Balewa; Assassination of 11 senior Politicians; Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi seized power; Instigation of Northern-led counter-coup; Nigerian Civil War starts in 1967; 1975 Nigerian coup d'état (1975) Military government. Supreme ...
The 1st Division is a one of two mechanized infantry division unit of the Nigerian Army (NA), which specialized in combined arms, desert and jungle warfare, maneuver warfare, and reconnaissance. It was established during the Nigerian civil war and is charged with securing its area of responsibility covering the North Western flank of Nigeria ...
The Second Republic was overthrown in the 1983 Nigerian coup d'état and was succeeded by Muhammadu Buhari, who established a new Supreme Military Council of Nigeria as Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Buhari ruled for two years, until the 1985 Nigerian coup d'état, when he was overthrown by General Ibrahim Babangida.
The 1966 Nigerian Counter-coup (also known as the "July Rematch") was the second of many military coups in Nigeria. It was masterminded by Lt. Colonel Murtala Muhammed [ 4 ] and many other northern military officers.
On 15 January 1966, rebellious soldiers carrying out a military putsch led by Kaduna Nzeogwu [5] and 4 others, killed 22 people [6] including the prime minister of Nigeria, many senior politicians, senior Army officers and their wives, and sentinels on protective duty.