Nigerian Army
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| Founded | 1960 |
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| Motto | "Victory is from God alone" |
| Size | 200,000 (2016) |
| Headquarters location | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Chief of Army Staff | Tukur Yusuf Buratai |
| Engagements | Nigerian Civil War |
| Sierra Leone Civil War | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2229419 |
About Nigerian Army
The Nigerian army is the largest component of the Nigerian Armed Forces, and is responsible for land warfare operations. It is governed by the Nigerian Army Council. It bears the brunt of the nation's security challenges, notably the Boko Haram insurgency.
Biafra quest fuels Nigeria conflict: Too scared to marry and bury bodies
... She was later identified as a Nigerian Army officer, who had gone to visit her grandmother in Abia State, when gunmen abducted her, and released the video in which they threatened to kill her...
Canada stabbings: One suspect found dead
...The Nigerian Army says it has found two more of the female students abducted by Boko Haram militants from a secondary school more than eight years ago...
Lekki toll gate shootings: Nigeria's 'massacre without blood or bodies'
... But on 20 October, the Nigerian Army opened fire on protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos...
... " We have members in the Nigerian Army, navy, air force...
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