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Nigeria: 30+ [36] Total of more 52 ordered Isotrex Phantom 2 Armoured personnel carrier Canada [37] At least 3 destroyed by ISWAP. [38] [39] Infantry mobility vehicles; CS/VP3 MRAP: MRAP China: 140 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 ...
Nigeria's army chief Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja has died after a "period of illness" aged 56, President Bola Tinubu has announced. He died on Tuesday night in Lagos. The exact details of his illness ...
Six soldiers of the Nigerian army were ambushed and killed by gunmen while on patrol in the northern Niger state on Friday, the army said, the latest loss inflicted on the military by armed ...
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 MRAP was made in collaboration with the Nigerian Army Command Engineering Depot. [9] It was named after Major General Victor Ezugwu, who was known for his efforts in fighting against Boko Haram, [ 10 ] who is the director-general of DICON at the end of 2018.
Nigerian soldiers were on Monday hunting for armed kidnappers who seized nearly 300 school pupils in Kaduna state last week, a security source said, as distraught parents sought answers on when ...
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.
In March, the Nigerian army said Ekpa and 96 others were wanted for terrorism, violent extremism and secessionist threats. ... according to the AFP news agency. On Thursday, Finnish detectives ...