Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Tracing its history to British colonial forces in West Africa, it is the largest component of the... Wikipedia

• Founded:  1956
• Type:  Army
• Role:  Land warfare
• Size:  160,000 (2020)
• Part of:  Nigerian Armed Forces
• Headquarters:  Nigerian Defence Headquarters, Federal Capital Territory, 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
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo