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Nigerian Army
Flag of the Nigerian Army
Founded1960–present
Country Nigeria
TypeArmy
Size100,000 (2016)[1]
HeadquartersAbuja, Nigeria
Motto(s)"Victory is from God alone"
EngagementsCongo Crisis
Nigerian Civil War
First Liberian Civil War
Sierra Leone Civil War
Conflict in the Niger Delta
Boko Haram insurgency
Northern Mali War
Invasion of the Gambia
Websitehttp://army.mil.ng/
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefPresident Muhammadu Buhari
Chief of Army StaffLt General Tukur Yusuf Buratai [2]

The Nigerian Army (NA) is the largest component of the Nigerian Armed Forces, and responsible for land warfare operations. It is governed by the Nigerian Army Council (NAC).[3]

Given its considerable investment in material, the Nigerian Army has generally been perceived as one of the better equipped fighting forces on the African continent.[4] It bears the brunt of the nation's security challenges, notably the Boko Haram insurgency.[5]

The original elements of the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF) in Nigeria were formed in 1900. During the Second World War, British-trained Nigerian troops saw action with the 1st (West Africa) Infantry Brigade, the 81st and the 82nd (West Africa) Divisions which fought in the East African Campaign (World War II) and in the Far East.

In Nigeria, from a force of 18,000 in infantry battalions and supporting units, strength rose to around 126,000 in three divisions by the end of the Nigerian Civil War in 1970 .[6] In terms of doctrine, the task of the Federal Nigerian army did not fundamentally change: its task remained to close with and defeat an organised enemy.

Once among Africa’s strongest and a mainstay of regional peacekeeping, it has become a flawed force. The initially slow, heavy-handed response to the Islamist Boko Haram insurgency raised serious concerns, President Muhammadu Buhari has taken some steps to reverse the decline and has recorded significant gains against Boko Haram, but ongoing prosecution of former chiefs for graft have further deepened the military’s reputation as poorly governed and corrupt. The government and military chiefs, working with the National Assembly, civil society and international partners, need to do much more: implement comprehensive defence sector reform, including clear identification of security challenges; a new defence and security policy and structure to address them; and drastic improvement in leadership, oversight, administration and accountability across the sector. [7]

Until recently, the military was under-resourced, with comparatively low budgets, disbursed irregularly and unpredictably. From 2000 to 2008, its budget was less than 3 per cent of overall government expenditure. From 2009 to 2014, it increased to an average of 7.2 per cent of government spending ($5-$6 billion); but, as in the past, this was still allocated disproportionately to recurrent expenditures, leaving very little for crucial capital investment. [8]

The influence of individual personalities is generally greater in the armies of developing states, as they tend to have weaker institutional frameworks. Key personalities involved in Nigeria included then-Colonel Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo is particularly important due to his efforts to reorganise his command, 3 Division, during the civil war to improve its logistics and administration. The reorganisation he instituted made the Division capable of carrying out the offensive that ended the civil war.

The Nigerian Army fought the civil war significantly under-resourced; Obasanjo's memoirs chronicle the lack of any stocks of extra equipment for mobilisation, and the "haphazard and unreliable system of procurement and provisioning" which lasted for the entire period of the war.[9] Arms embargoes imposed by several Western countries made the situation more difficult.

the Nigerian Army currently has over 6,000 officers and 96,000 soldiers and that the 'Order of Battle 2010' plan called for this to grow to 18,966 officers and more than 190,000 soldiers.[10]

Structure

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Divisions of Nigeria

The Nigerian Army is governed by the Nigerian Army Council (NAC). The training centers are supervised by TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command).[11]

Current formations include :

  • TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) HQ Minna. [20]

Nigerian military forces abroad

Nigerian soldiers in Somalia, 1993

In December 1983 the new régime of the Head of State of Nigeria, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, announced that Nigeria could no longer afford an activist anti-colonial role in Africa. Anglophone members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) established ECOMOG, dominated by the Nigerian Army, in 1990 to intervene in the civil war in Liberia.[21] Smaller army forces had previously carried out UN and ECOWAS deployments in the former Yugoslavia, Angola, Rwanda, Somalia, and Sierra Leone.[citation needed]

The anti-colonial policy statement did not deter Nigeria under Generals Ibrahim Babangida in 1990 and Sani Abacha in 1997 from sending peacekeeping troops as part of ECOMOG under the auspices of ECOWAS into Liberia and later into Sierra Leone when civil wars broke out in those countries. President Olusegun Obasanjo in August 2003 committed Nigerian troops once again into Liberia,[22] at the urging of the United States, to provide an interim presence until the UN's force UNMIL arrived. Charles Taylor was subsequently eased out of power[by whom?] and exiled to Nigeria.

In October 2004, Nigerian troops deployed into Darfur, Sudan to spearhead an African Union force to protect civilians there.[23]

In January 2013, Nigeria began to deploy troops to Mali as part of the African-led International Support Mission to Mali.[24][25]

Nigeria claimed to have contributed more than 20,000 troops and police officers to various UN missions since 1960. The Nigeria Police Force and troops have served in places like UNIPOM (UN India-Pakistan Observer mission) 1965, UNIFIL in Lebanon 1978, the UN observer mission, UNIIMOG supervising the Iran-Iraq ceasefire in 1988, former Yugoslavia 1998, East Timor 1999, and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) 2004.

Nigerian officers have served as chiefs of defence in other countries, with Brigadier General Maxwell Khobe serving as Sierra Leone chief of staff in 1998-1999,[26] and Nigerian officers acting as Command Officer-in-Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia from at least 2007.

Chiefs of the Nigerian Army

Following is a chronological list of officers holding the position of General Officer Commanding (GOC) or Chief of Army Staff (COAS).[27]

Officer Title Period Served Remarks
Maj Gen Kenneth G. Exham GOC 1956–1959 Duke of Wellington's Regiment
Maj Gen Norman Foster GOC
Maj Gen John Alexander Mackenzie GOC 1963
Maj Gen Sir Christopher Welby-Everard GOC 1963–1965 Last British GOC
Maj Gen Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi GOC 1965–1966 Later military ruler
Lt Col Yakubu Gowon FSS COAS January 1966 - July 1966 Later military ruler
Lt Col Joseph Akahan OFR FSS COAS May 1967 - May 1968
Maj Gen Hassan Katsina rcds psc COAS May 1968 - January 1971
Maj Gen David Ejoor COAS January 1971 - July 1975
Lt Gen Theophilus Danjuma COAS July 1975 - October 1979
Lt Gen Ipoola Alani Akinrinade CFR FSS COAS October 1979 - April 1980
Lt Gen Gibson Jalo CFR FSS JSS COAS April 1980 - October 1981
Lt Gen Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi CFR FSS COAS October 1981 - October 1983
Maj Gen Ibrahim Babangida COAS January 1984 - August 1985 Later military ruler
Lt Gen Sani Abacha GCON, DSS mni COAS August 1985 - August 1990 Last military ruler
Lt Gen Salihu Ibrahim FSS FHWC COAS August 1990 - September 1993
Lt Gen Aliyu Gusau Mohammed DSS rcds COAS September 1993 - November 1993
Maj Gen Chris Alli CRG DSS ndc psc(+) COAS November 1993 - August 1994??
Maj Gen Alwali Kazir DSS Usawc psc(+) COAS August 1994 - March 1996
Lt Gen Ishaya Bamaiyi DSS Usawc psc(+) COAS March 1996-May 1999
Lt Gen Victor Malu DSS mni fwc psc COAS May 1999 - April 2001
Lt Gen Alexander Ogomudia COAS April 2001 - June 2003 Later Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
Lt Gen Martin Luther Agwai COAS June 2003 June 2006 Later Commander of the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur.
Lt Gen Owoye Andrew Azazi COAS 1 June 2006 - May 2007 Later Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
Lt Gen Luka Yusuf CFR GSS GPP DSO psc(+) fwc Msc COAS June 2007 - August 2008
Lt Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau CFR GSS psc ndc fwc(+) PhD COAS August 2008 - September 2010
Lt Gen Onyabor Azubuike Ihejirika CFR GSS psc(+) fwc fniqs COAS September 2010 - January 2014
Lt Gen Kenneth Minimah GSS psc(+) fwc COAS January 2014 – July 2015
Lt-Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai NAM GSS psc(+) ndc (BD) COAS July 2015 - Till Date Commander Multinational Joint Task Force (May 2015 - July 2015)

Army equipment

Despite a disproportionate emphasis on the materiel and sophistication of the Nigerian Armed Forces, and despite possessing some formidable hardware, the army has been hamstrung by technical deficiency and an exceptionally poor standard of maintenance.[28] Its overabundance of foreign suppliers, including Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the former Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom, has also complicated logistics. Calculating the size and scope of replacement inventories alone is impossible given the menagerie of equipment in use.[28]

The Nigerian Army maintains at least 82 different weapon systems and 194 types of ammunition, of 62 different categories, from 14 manufacturers worldwide.[28]

Infantry weapons

Name
Photo
Type Country of Origin Notes
Handguns
Beretta 92[29] Semi-automatic pistol  Italy
Beretta M1951[30] Semi-Automatic pistol  Italy
Browning Hi-Power Semi-Automatic Pistol  Belgium  Nigeria Some of Nigerian manufacture.[31]
Walther P5[29] Semi-Automatic Pistol  West Germany
Submachine guns
Beretta M12[32] Submachine gun  Italy  Nigeria Some of Nigerian manufacture.[33]
Heckler & Koch MP5[30] Submachine gun  Germany
Sa vz. 23 Submachine gun  Czechoslovakia
Sten[4] Submachine gun  United Kingdom
Sterling[30] Submachine gun  United Kingdom
Uzi[30] Submachine gun  Israel
Rifles
IWI Tavor[34] Bullpup assault rifle  Israel
Beryl M762[35] Assault Rifle  Poland
FB Mini-Beryl[36] compact assault rifle (carbine)  Poland 10 test units (wz. 1996C)[37]
M16A1[38] Assault Rifle  United States
FN FNC[30] Assault Rifle  Belgium
Beretta AR70/90[30] Assault Rifle  Italy
Daewoo K2[39] Assault Rifle  South Korea
OBJ-006 Assault Rifle  Soviet Union  Nigeria Produced as OBJ-006.[40][41]
AKM[42] Assault Rifle  Soviet Union
SIG SG 540[30] File:SG 540 Manurhin.jpg Battle Rifle   Switzerland
NR1 Battle Rifle  Belgium  Nigeria Local variant designated NR1.[43][44][45]
Heckler & Koch G3 Battle Rifle  West Germany  Nigeria Some of Nigerian manufacture.[46]
BM-59 Battle Rifle  Italy  Nigeria Some of Nigerian manufacture.[47]
Vz. 52 rifle Semi-automatic rifle  Czechoslovakia
Machine guns
RPK Light machine gun  Soviet Union
Degtyaryov 1938/46 Light machine gun  Soviet Union
UKM-2000 General purpose machine gun  Poland
FN MAG General purpose machine gun  Belgium  Nigeria Some of Nigerian manufacture.[33]
Browning M2[30] Heavy machine gun  United States
Sniper rifles
Alex-338 Sniper rifle  Poland

Missiles and Recoilless Rifles

Name
Photo
Type Country of Origin Notes
Anti-tank missiles
Swingfire[48] Anti-tank missile  United Kingdom 100 in stock.[49]
Recoilless rifles
M40[5] Anti-tank weapon  United States
Carl Gustav Anti-tank weapon  Sweden 30 in service.[30]
Rocket-propelled grenades
RPG-7 Anti-tank weapon  Soviet Union  Nigeria Some of Nigerian manufacture.[50]

Armoured fighting vehicle

Name
Photo
Type Country of Origin In Service Notes
Main battle tanks
T-72 Main Battle Tank  Soviet Union 50[51] Sourced from the Czech Republic.
T-54/55 Main Battle Tank  Soviet Union 24[5] 50 delivered.[49]
Vickers Tank Main Battle Tank  United Kingdom 108[5] Mk III.
AMX-30 Main Battle Tank  France 16[5]
Reconnaissance vehicles
FV101 Scorpion Reconnaissance Vehicle  United Kingdom 157[5]
FV107 Scimitar Reconnaissance Vehicle  United Kingdom 5[5]
ERC-90 Armoured Car  France 80[52] 40 with Lynx turret.
EE-9 Cascavel Armoured Car  Brazil 70[5] Delivered in 1994.[49]
Panhard AML Armoured Car  France 130[5] AML-60 and AML-90 variants.
Saladin Armoured Car  United Kingdom 16[49]
Fox Scout Car  United Kingdom 55[49]
Panhard VBL Scout Car  France 72[49]
Ferret Scout Car  United Kingdom 25[52] 40 delivered.[49]
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle  Soviet Union 4[53] BVP-1 variant.
Armoured personnel carriers
Saurer 4K 4FA Armoured Personnel Carrier  Austria 250[5] 300 delivered.[52]
MT-LB Armoured Personnel Carrier  Poland 67[49] Sourced from Poland.
Mowag Piranha Armoured Personnel Carrier   Switzerland 110[5]
BTR-4 Armoured Personnel Carrier  Ukraine BTR-4 with Grom module
BTR-3 Armoured Personnel Carrier  Ukraine 47[49] BTR-3U "Guardian" variant.
BTR-70 Armoured Personnel Carrier  Soviet Union 18[54]
BTR-60 Armoured Personnel Carrier  Soviet Union 6[55]
Saracen Armoured Personnel Carrier  United Kingdom 10[5] 20 delivered.[49]
Saxon Armoured Personnel Carrier  United Kingdom 75[49] Serviceability doubtful.[5]
Panhard M3 Armoured Personnel Carrier  France 18[5]
Infantry mobility vehicles
Igirigi MRAP  Nigeria Replaced the Pf1.[56]
Otokar Cobra Multipurpose Armoured Vehicle  Turkey 204[5]
International MaxxPro MRAP  USA
BAE Caiman MRAP  USA
CS-VP3 MRAP  China 120
Proforce PF1 MRAP  South Africa /  Nigeria RG-34 Local variant designated Proforce Pf1.[57]
Casspir MRAP  South Africa 5[5] Casspir III variant.
Reva MRAP  South Africa 40 [58] Mk III.[59]
Plasan Sand Cat Composite armored vehicle  Israel
Light Armored Vehicles
SPARTAN MK.III Light Armored Vehicle  Canada [60]
INKAS LAPV Light Armored Patrol Vehicle  Canada [61]
Shorland Armoured Car  United Kingdom Mk 3.[62]
Armoured Ambulances
FV104 Samaritan Tracked Ambulance  United Kingdom

Logistics

Name
Photo
Type Country of Origin In Service Notes
KrAZ-6322[63] Utility Truck  Ukraine

Mine flail

Name
Photo
Type Country of Origin In Service Notes
BOZENA 5[64] Unmanned ground vehicle  Slovakia clearance of all conventional antipersonnel and antitank land mines and for IED removal assistance.[65]

Utility Vehicle

Name
Photo
Type Country of Origin In Service Notes
Pinzgauer[66] High-Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle  Austria
Land Rover Utility Vehicle  United Kingdom  Nigeria Some of local manufacture.[62]
Haflinger Utility Vehicle  Austria 400[66]
Toyota Hilux[67] Light Truck  Japan
Tarpan Honker[68][69] Multipurpose Jeep  Poland 25
IVM G-12[70] Special Purpose Vehicles [71]  Nigeria

Artillery

Name
Photo
Type Country of Origin In Service Notes
Self-propelled artillerys
Palmaria Self-propelled Howitzer  Italy 25[52]
APR–40 Multiple Rocket Launcher Romania Socialist Republic of Romania 30[5]
RM-70 Multiple Rocket Launcher  Czechoslovakia 6[53]
Mortars
L16 81mm Mortar  United Kingdom  Nigeria 200[52] Some of Nigerian manufacture.[72]
Anti-tank guns
ZiS-3[52] Antitank Gun  Soviet Union
Howitzers
D-30 Howitzer  Soviet Union 90[49]
D-74 Howitzer  Soviet Union 90[49]
M46 Howitzer  Soviet Union 7[5]
D-20 Howitzer  Soviet Union 4[5] Delivered in 1992.[49]
Haubits FH77 Howitzer  Sweden 24[52]
OTO Melara Mod 56 Howitzer  Italy 124[5] 200 delivered.[49]

Air defence

Name
Photo
Type Country of Origin In Service Notes
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons
ZSU-23-4 Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union 30[5]
Towed anti-aircraft guns
Bofors L/60 Towed anti-aircraft gun  Sweden 12[5]
ZPU[52] Towed anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union
ZU-23-2 Towed anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union 350[5]
Surface-to-air missiles
Blowpipe Surface-to-air missile  United Kingdom 48[52]
Roland Surface-to-air missile  France 16[52] Mounted on AMX-30 chassis.
Strela 2 Surface-to-air missile  Soviet Union 100[5]

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