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112 Task Force Battalion [+] Print this page

Also known as: 112 Battalion [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Classified as: Army  Military [+]

Areas of operation


Area of Operation First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Kala-Balge [+] 14 March 2017 [+]
Bama [+] 10 February 2016 [+] 17 February 2016 [+]
Gwoza [+] 13 November 2015 [+]
Mafa [+] 12 November 2015 [+] 26 October 2017 [+]
Dikwa [+] 13 May 2014 [+] 27 February 2016 [+]

Sites


Site First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Mafa [+] 22 August 2015 [+] 3 September 2017 [+]
Dikwa [+] 22 August 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) [+] 		13 November 2015 [+] 26 October 2017 [+]

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Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
26 January 2015 This Day Military Routs Insurgents in the Battle to Capture Maiduguri
03 February 2016 This Day Two Suicide Bombers Intercepted in Maiduguri
06 May 2016 This Day Army Discover, Destroy Boko Haram Administrative Base
14 May 2016 Daily Trust Boko Haram Attack Troops Camp
14 November 2015 The Guardian (Nigeria) Military Repel Attack On Gwoza, Kill Seven Terrorists
18 April 2016 International Centre for Investigative Reporting Troops in Fierce Gun Battle with Boko Haram
27 February 2016 Leadership Army Frees 4,890 Refugees, Captives In Cleared Boko Haram Territories
11 March 2016 News Agency of Nigeria 35 suspects arrested in arms mop-up operation in Delta
31 October 2016 The Punch Militants reject Buhari’s meeting, attack pipeline
13 March 2017 The Punch Troops arrest ex-police inspector for possessing arms
27 October 2017 The Nation (Nigeria) Army killed three Boko Haram insurgents in Borno 17 September 2018
22 February 2016 The Nation (Nigeria) JTF: Nigeria needs entire army to man oil facilities
29 November 2017 The Nation (Nigeria) Troops capture Boko Haram commander, kill four 25 August 2018
24 March 2016 Nigerian Army Troops Clear Baale and Rescue 180 Hostages
26 June 2016 Nigerian Army Update on Operation Lafiya Dole: Troops Carry out Several Clearence Patrols
19 January 2016 Channels Television Defence Minister Arrives Warri To Inspect Pipeline Explosion Site
12 March 2016 Channels Television Clearance Operations Against Boko Haram Terrorists Heat Up
14 May 2016 Daily Trust Boko Haram attack troops camp
18 February 2016 Daily Trust Nigeria: Troops Destroy Boko Haram Market, Rescues 195 Persons DailyTrust(Nigeria)
18 February 2016 Premium Times Nigerian troops discover ‘Boko Haram market’, rescue 195 captives
06 October 2015 Premium Times 'Nigerian troops ‘arrest Boko Haram financier’
13 November 2015 Premium Times Army kills 7 insurgents after repelling attack on troops in Borno — Spokesperson
18 November 2015 Premium Times Nigerian troops destroy rockets manufactured by Boko Haram
27 February 2016 Premium Times Nigerian troops clear Boko Haram’s ‘hospital’, bomb factory, fuel dump — Army
14 May 2016 Premium Times Nigerian troops capture wanted Boko Haram terrorist, arrest IDP with N1
17 January 2017 Premium Times Nigerian Army places N500,000 reward for information on suicide bombers
15 July 2012 The Punch Unending controversies over security
27 October 2008 The Nation (Nigeria) Shake-up in Niger Delta security outfits
28 February 2016 Vanguard Boko Haram: Nigerian Army inducts Combat Motorbike battalion into Battle
09 February 2012 Vanguard Fuel Scarcity Looms As Delta Community Paralyses Depot Operations
23 June 2013 Vanguard JTF Nabs Eight Suspects Over SDPC Pipeline Inferno
23 August 2015 Vanguard 11 killed, 5 injured as Boko Haram attacks Army Chief, Buratai’s convoy
28 February 2016 Vanguard Boko Haram: Nigerian Army inducts Combat Motorbike battalion into Battle
18 February 2016 Vanguard Nigeria: Insurgency - Troops Clear More Boko Haram Enclaves - Rescue 195 Persons, 300 Cows
24 March 2016 Vanguard Soldiers rescue 180 hostages, kill 5 terrorists
03 June 2016 Vanguard Troops kill 11 Boko Haram terrorists, lose soldiers
2018 Routledge Counter-Insurgency in Nigeria: The Military and Operations against Boko Haram, 2011-2017 16 February 2018
14 March 2017 Daily Trust Boko Haram: troops liberate 455 hostages in Kala-Balge , Borno
13 June 2017 The Guardian (Nigeria) Army kill Boko Haram leader, rescue nine children
14 May 2016 The Guardian (Nigeria) Army repels Boko Haram early morning attack
17 April 2016 Channels Television Troops Clear Boko Haram Terrorists Out Of Biggoro And Warpaya
23 April 2016 This Day Military Arrests Four Boko Haram Kingpins, Insists Curfew in Maiduguri Still in Force
31 May 2016 This Day Soldiers Take over Tompolo’s Residence, Father Escapes Arrest
03 September 2017 Vanguard Am going back to fight Boko Haram after treatment, injured soldier insists