Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is governed by the Nigerian Army Council. The Chief of Army Staff is the highest ranking... Wikipedia

  • Founded:  1956
  • Type:  Army
  • Role:  Land warfare
  • Size:  160,000 (2020)
  • Part of:  Nigerian Armed Forces
  • Headquarters:  Abuja
  • Motto(s):  "Victory is from God alone!"
  • Anniversaries:  Nigerian Army Day (6 July)
  • Engagements:  Congo 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, Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria, Nigerian bandit conflict
  • Commander-in-Chief:  President Bola Tinubu
  • Chief of Defence Staff:  General Christopher Musa
  • Chief of Army Staff:  Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja
  • Notable, commanders:  Major General Aguiyi Ironsi, General Yakubu Gowon, Major General Hassan Katsina, Lieutenant General Theophilus Danjuma, General Ibrahim Babangida, General Sani Abacha, Major General Alwali Kazir, Lieutenant General Ishaya Bamaiyi, General Alexander Ogomudia, General Martin Luther Agwai
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo