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16 Brigade [+] Print this page

Also known as: 16th brigade [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Classified as: Army  Military [+]

Areas of operation


Area of Operation First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Bayelsa [+] 5 March 2018 [+]

Sites


Site First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Yenagoa [+] 28 February 2017 [+] 5 March 2018 [+]
Bayelsa [+] 19 November 2016 [+]

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Subsidiaries

Name Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
146 Battalion [+] 146 Mechanised Battalion [+] Army [+]
Military [+] 		29 June 2017 [+]
343 Artillery Regiment [+] 343 Regiment [+] Army [+]
Military [+] 		30 October 2017 [+]

Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
16 March 2012 Daily Trust Failing State, Fading Peacekeepers
13 May 2014 Daily Trust JTF Impounds N86
19 August 2015 News Agency of Nigeria Guards Brigade partners NSCDC on security in FCT
20 May 2015 Sahara Reporters Nigerian Army: No Longer Business As Usual With Buhari In Charge By Abiodun Ladepo
23 July 2019 Sahara Reporters Nigerian General Urges Soldiers Not To Dent Image Of Country's Army 21 October 2020
28 August 2017 The Sun (Nigeria) Guards Brigade holds inter-Unit competition for barracks children
16 September 2013 The Nation (Nigeria) JTF smashes foreign oil syndicate
15 May 2015 The Nation (Nigeria) Navy undergoes weapon handling, firing exercise
11 January 2014 Daily Trust Army - We're Winning War Against Oil Theft
Nigerian Army 6 Division
26 October 2006 Council on Foreign Relations Modern Military Force Structures
28 February 2017 Premium Times Buratai says Niger Delta now witnessing less oil theft
06 September 2017 Premium Times Two soldiers wounded in gun battle with oil thieves in Rivers
24 January 2018 News Agency of Nigeria Army’s 6 Division gets new GOC 22 October 2020
06 August 2018 The Punch Nigerian Army, 6 Division, gets new GOC 22 October 2020
30 July 2018 Daily Trust Army test officers’ proficiency in handling of weapons, military drills 18 September 2018
23 July 2015 Daily Trust Army appoints new guard’s brigade commander
04 February 2017 Daily Trust 6 Div Commander resumes duty in Port Harcourt
11 January 2014 Daily Trust We’re winning war against oil theft
08 March 2011 P.M. News Defence HQ Launch Skills Acquisition In Barracks
19 November 2016 P.M. News Army Explains Role Of New Division In Niger Delta
29 May 2016 Vanguard Troops avert attacks on oil pipelines in Bayelsa – Army
29 June 2017 Vanguard Army buries 2 soldiers killed in battle with Boko Haram
19 July 2017 Vanguard Two Brigade Nigerian Army hosts competition
30 October 2017 Vanguard Dep gov lauds Army over facelift at premier oil well site
05 March 2018 Vanguard Dickson receives Buratai, urges him to help make Bayelsa foremost tourist, economic hub 26 August 2018
21 April 2018 Vanguard 23 cultists, 15 vandals in trouble 26 August 2018
22 April 2020 Vanguard COVID 19: GOC commissions waterpoint at 9 Brigade barracks 21 October 2020
22 July 2020 Vanguard New GOC takes over 81 DIV, charges officers, soldiers to work harder 21 October 2020