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157 Task Force Battalion [+] Print this page

Also known as: 157 Battalion [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Classified as: Army  Military [+]

Areas of operation


Area of Operation First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Mobbar [+] April 2016 [+]
Guzamala [+] 18 November 2015 [+]

Sites


Site First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Gudumbali [+] 18 November 2015 [+]

Memberships

Multi-unit organizations that this unit is part of
Name Country Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Operation Lafiya Dole [+] Nigeria [+] OPLD [+]
Operation Lafia Dole [+]
Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+]
State Security Service (Internal Security) [+] 		18 November 2015 [+]

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Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
24 April 2016 This Day How Intelligence Failure Caused Boko Haram Attack in Kareto
10 February 2016 Leadership Army Defeats Boko Haram in Mainok Ambush Attack
11 March 2016 News Agency of Nigeria 35 suspects arrested in arms mop-up operation in Delta
13 March 2017 The Sun (Nigeria) Army carries out clearance operations against terrorists, criminals
29 March 2016 Nigerian Army AGAIN, TROOPS CLEAR BOKO HARAM AMBUSH AND CLEAR GARE
26 February 2016 Channels Television Army Chief Meets Joint Task Force Troops In Baga
04 February 2016 The Guardian (Nigeria) Security agencies deny Boko Haram role in Edo explosion
2018 Routledge Counter-Insurgency in Nigeria: The Military and Operations against Boko Haram, 2011-2017 16 February 2018
03 July 2021 Nigerian Army NIGERIAN ARMY APPOINTS PRINCIPAL STAFF OFFICERS, FIELD COMMANDERS, OTHERS 02 December 2021
Nigerian Army PROFILE OF THE 22ND CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF 02 December 2021
09 March 2017 Channels Television Troops Carry Out Clearance Operations In Borno
08 February 2016 International Centre for Investigative Reporting Nigerian Military Covers Up Killing Of Soldiers By Boko Haram
OpenStreetMap Node: Kareto Town (501497307) 09 October 2017
31 May 2016 This Day Soldiers Take over Tompolo’s Residence, Father Escapes Arrest
21 February 2017 This Day Security Challenges: GOC Organises Training for Army Formations