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Download QR code; Print/export ... The 7th Division is an infantry unit of the Nigerian Army. History ... (25 August 2019 – 15 March 2021)
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.
Four Nigerian soldiers were killed in the fighting. [45] The Nigerian Army withdrew, and in the following days, Nigerian Air Force planes and helicopters were deployed to search for ESN operatives in and around Orlu. [16] Nnamdi Kanu (pictured 2021) declared the Eastern Security Network's withdrawal from Orlu on 28 January 2021.
According to Lieutenant General Buratai, the 17 Brigade was established in order to address issues in the North-West Zone and in the Katsina State identified by the Nigerian Army: [1] cattle rustling, armed robbery and armed banditry. [4] Countering such threats includes carrying out public security duties. [5]
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.
In July 2019, Adeosun was promoted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the rank of Lieutenant General, [3] the second highest rank in the Nigerian Army, and was appointed Chief of Policy and Plans at Army Headquarters and head of the Department of Army Policy and Plans where he retired in November 2021. [4] [5]
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In May 2021, the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched an invasion of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, Nigeria, which was serving as the main base of Boko Haram, a rival jihadist rebel group. Following heavy fighting, ISWAP overran the Boko Haram troops, cornering their leader Abubakar Shekau.