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.
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... 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...
Lekki toll gate shootings: Nigeria's 'massacre without blood or bodies'
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The biggest protests in A Generation swept through Nigeria in 2020.
Thousands of Young People protested against Police Brutality . But on 20 October, the Nigerian Army opened fire on protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos. Despite it being filmed by people there and even live streamed on Instagram, the army denies The Shooting happened and says it was 'fake news'.
The government called it 'a massacre Without Blood or bodies'.
The Bbc 's Yemisi Adegoke investigates What Happened That Night .
Filmed and edited by Joshua Akinyemi
Produced by Charlotte Pamment and Paul Harris
Graphics and animation by Catarina Bakker
Additional animation by Jilla Dastmalchi
Source of news: bbc.com
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