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72 Special Forces Battalion [+] Print this page

Also known as: 72 Army Battalion| 72 BN| 72 Battalion| 72 Para Battalion| 72 Para Bn| 72 Para-Battalion| 72 Special Battalion [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Classified as: Army  Military [+]

Areas of operation

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Area of Operation First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Borno [+] 20 January 2014 [+] January 2016 [+]
Guma [+] 21 June 2011 [+]

Sites

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Site First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Makurdi [+] 1989 [+] 30 January 2017 [+]

Memberships

Multi-unit organizations that this unit is part of
Name Country Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Operation BOYONA [+] Nigeria [+] JTF [+]
JTF's Operation Boyona [+]
Joint Task Force [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+]
State Security Service (Internal Security) [+]
Operation Lafiya Dole [+] Nigeria [+] OPLD [+]
Operation Lafia Dole [+]
Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+]
State Security Service (Internal Security) [+] 		January 2016 [+]
United Nations Mission in Liberia [+] Philippines [+] UNMIL [+] Peacekeeping [+] 4 August 2007 [+] 27 February 2008 [+]

Parent units

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Personnel

Table showing personnel linked to this unit in command, administrative and other roles
Name Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Timothy Lagbaja [+] Lieutenant Colonel [+] Commander [+] 10 April 2013 [+] 15 July 2015 [+]
Adekunle Shodunke [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 1 February 2016 [+]

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