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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.
The Nigerian Army Medical Corps (NAMC) is an administrative corps of the Nigerian Army tasked with medical functions. It is responsible for "general health matters in the Army". [1] The NAMC was created in 1956 and adopted its current name in 1960. It has been involved in various wars, peacekeeping missions, and disaster response.
The Nigerian army did not respond to requests for comment. ... According to Lagos-based consultancy SBM Intelligence 4,500 people have been kidnapped throughout Nigeria since Tinubu took office ...
The 81st (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, manuver warfare, providing security at ports or shore stations, and reconnaissance. This unit actives since 2002.
Victoria Island, Lagos: Ordnance Corps: Electrical and Mechanical Engineers: Corps of Military Police: Education Corps: Finance Corps: Directorate of Army Physical Training Band Corps: Ojuelegba, Lagos: Women's Corps Roman Catholic Chaplaincy The Roman Catholic Chaplaincy is one of the oldest spiritual institutions in the army.
Command Schools are run by the Nigerian Army Education Corps through the Directorate of Command Schools Services. Each Command School is headed by a commandant who is an army officer typically at the rank of lieutenant colonel or major, although the commandant may rarely be a colonel.
Ikeja Cantonment is a large Nigerian Armed Forces installation in the northern part of Lagos. It is situated north of the city centre near the districts of Isolo and Onigbongo. [1] During the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup of July 28-29, 1966, Lt. Col. M. O. Nzefili said there was a reported massacre at the camp. [2]