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The Presidential Guards Brigade is the only guard of honour and protective security unit brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA) responsible for counterintelligence to prevent assassination or sabotage of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, crowd control in the event of chaos, important ceremonial duties in various ceremonies, protecting the President of Nigeria, public security, and support military ...
Major General Mohammed Takuti Usman is a Nigerian military officer, who is the Commander of the 81 Division, Nigerian Army.. He was Commander of the Presidential Guard Brigade of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023, appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 4 August 2019 to replace the outgoing commander Brigadier General Umar Tama Musa.
He had served as the Chief of the Nigerien Presidential guard (2011–2023). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He played a key role in the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état by detaining President Mohamed Bazoum . [ 4 ] On 28 July 2023, he announced himself as the leader of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland ; the junta that took power two days prior.
The 6th Amphibious Division is a one of two combined infantry division unit of the Nigerian Army (NA),which specialized in amphibious warfare, combined arms, coastal defence, desert and jungle warfare, providing security at ports or shore stations, and reconnaissance.
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.
Men in military fatigues claimed to have taken power in Niger after President Mohamed Bazoum was reportedly seized by members of the presidential guard on Wednesday, sparking international ...
La Moneda Palace Guard, Chile; 37th Infantry Presidential Guard Battalion, Colombia; Presidential Guard Unit (Cyprus) President's Own Guard Regiment, Ghana; Presidential Guard (Greece) President's Bodyguard (India) Presidential Security Force of Indonesia; State Protection and Guard Service of Moldova; Presidential Guards Brigade (Nigeria ...
Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on Friday, hours after the general asked for national and international support despite rising concerns ...