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Also known as: 222 Army ^[+]

Country: Nigeria ^[+]

Classified as: Army Military ^[+]

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Areas of operation

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Area of Operation	First Cited Date	Last Cited Date
Ughelli North ^[+]	11 February 2013 ^[+]	2 December 2014 ^[+]
Ughelli South ^[+]	20 May 2012 ^[+]

Sites

Site	First Cited Date	Last Cited Date
Kawuri ^[+]	8 June 2018 ^[+]
Konduga ^[+]	8 June 2018 ^[+]
Ughelli ^[+]	13 February 2013 ^[+]	17 January 2016 ^[+]
Ilorin ^[+]	27 June 2001 ^[+]	3 March 2003 ^[+]

Memberships

Multi-unit organizations that this unit is part of

Name	Country	Other Names	Classification	First Cited Date	Last Cited Date
Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield Sector 1 ^[+]	Nigeria ^[+]	Sector 1 ^[+] Sector 1 Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield ^[+] Sector One ^[+]	Army ^[+] Joint Task Force ^[+] Military ^[+] Police ^[+]	20 May 2012 ^[+]	17 January 2016 ^[+]
United Nations Mission in Liberia ^[+]	Philippines ^[+]	UNMIL ^[+]	Peacekeeping ^[+]		30 March 2009 ^[+]
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone ^[+]	Sierra Leone ^[+]	UNAMSIL ^[+]	Peacekeeping ^[+]		2003 ^[+]

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
Victor Ibeh ^[+]	Lieutenant Colonel ^[+]	Commander ^[+]		17 April 2013 ^[+]	5 December 2013 ^[+]
Mathew Oyekola ^[+]	Lieutenant Colonel ^[+]	Commander ^[+]		22 March 2015 ^[+]	17 January 2016 ^[+]

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Publication Date	Publisher	Publication Title	Access Date
17 September 2012	This Day	Soldiers Destroys 50 Illegal Refineries, Arrest 12 for Piracy
11 April 2017	Security Force Monitor	This unit is a placeholder to represent the hierarchical structure of this branch of the security service, based on the Security Force Monitor's research, as the Monitor does not currently have a source for a parent relationship to a specific, named unit
27 June 2001	The Guardian (Nigeria)	U.S. to Train Three New Battalions
29 April 2002	Vanguard	Government Begins Decentralisation of Defence Units
03 March 2003	This Day	Army Pledges Continued Defence of Democracy
05 September 2003	This Day	Warri: No Military Solution, Says Army Chief
20 April 2004	This Day	Army Games Begin in Abeokuta
16 February 2005	Vanguard	Task Force Men Kill Suspected Bank Robber in Shoot-Out
22 July 2005	This Day	SMEs Can Add Value to Agricultural Produce - Adelaja
21 November 2005	This Day	Army Chief Calls for Police Reforms
08 September 2008	Vanguard	Army Commander Hails Governor Osunbor
26 December 2008	Daily Trust	Army Can Protect Country - Major Maina
10 January 2009	Vanguard	Shake-Up in Army
16 March 2009	Daily Independent	Troops Rotate in Liberia
30 August 2009	Leadership	Kwara Police Command Issues Quit Notice to Criminals
23 January 2012	Daily Trust	JTF Destroys 6,000 Illegal Refineries
04 March 2012	Leadership	Kwara Commissions N4
05 June 2012	Daily Trust	Army Destroys Over 2000 Illegal Refineries in Edo, Delta
10 August 2012	Leadership	Army Warns Soldiers on Peace Keeping Against Misconduct
11 August 2012	Daily Trust	Peace Mission - Army Warns Soldiers Against Misconduct While in Liberia
14 October 2012	Leadership	Insecurity - Nigerian Army Organises Counter-Terrorism Training for Civil Defence Corps
28 January 2013	Daily Trust	Army Redeploys Minimah, Others
14 July 2013	This Day	Edo Robbery - Arrested Police Inspector Mentally Challenged, Says Bayelsa CP
12 September 2013	Leadership	Army Kills 10 Boko Haram Members, Destroys Two Camps
09 January 2014	Vanguard	Army Destroys 36 Petrol Tankers, Six Boats in Cross River
20 January 2014	This Day	Med-View Delivers a Boeing 737-800 to Enhance Its Operation
17 April 2014	Premium Times	Army Denies Killing APC Member
02 December 2014	Daily Independent	Resolving Border Dispute Between Ekiugbo, Otor-Iwhreko Communities
02 January 2015	Daily Trust	Army Dismisses 203 Soldiers After Secret Trial
14 August 2015	Daily Independent	Crush Boko Haram in Three Months, Buhari Orders Military Chiefs
10 April 2015	Daily Independent	Security Agencies Commended for Peaceful Poll in Delta
21 April 2016	International Centre for Investigative Reporting	Kareto Attack: Several Soldiers Killed, Others Missing
11 March 2016	News Agency of Nigeria	35 suspects arrested in arms mop-up operation in Delta
28 May 2014	National Mirror	Oshiomhole commissions water projects for Army
20 July 2015	Sahara Reporters	We Will Make Boko Haram Beg For Peace – Nigeria’s Army Chief
19 December 2014	The Sun (Nigeria)	JTF arrests cult leader, nabs 4 oil thieves
27 August 2017	The Nation (Nigeria)	Army begin combat proficiency competition in Benin Monday
22 November 2014	The Nation (Nigeria)	Army shuts Kokori market, schools over kidnap of ljaw monarch
23 November 2014	The Nation (Nigeria)	Army to provide conducive environment for officers
25 November 2013	The Nation (Nigeria)	JTF shuts down militants’ camp, 59 illegal refineries
20 December 2013	The Nation (Nigeria)	JTF’s killing of two men ignites fury in Delta
27 January 2015	The Nation (Nigeria)	4 Brigade assures of security
23 March 2015	The Nation (Nigeria)	Polls: Panic as Jonathan deploys troops in states
29 November 2017	The Nation (Nigeria)	Troops capture Boko Haram commander, kill four	25 August 2018
05 October 2017	The Nation (Nigeria)	Troops Kill 4 Boko Haram members in Borno	25 August 2018
27 January 2016	Channels Television	Muslim Women Group Accuses Army Of Harassment
31 March 2014	Daily Trust	JTF Seeks Special Courts
30 October 2013	Daily Trust	Army Parade Kidnappers in Edo
12 December 2013	Daily Trust	Promotion - Army Gets 27 New Major Generals, 75 Brigadiers
09 July 2013	The Herald Newspapers	Army to Train Vigilante on Peace Management
28 October 2013	News Agency of Nigeria	Army chief tasks soldiers on terrorism
31 December 2013	News Agency of Nigeria	Army will continue to assist Jonathan to realise transformation agenda - Ihejirika
04 February 2016	The Guardian (Nigeria)	Security agencies deny Boko Haram role in Edo explosion
18 January 2016	The Punch	Army arrests suspected fake officer in Delta
30 October 2013	The Punch	Kidnap kingpin, Kelvin, trained over 300 abductors – Suspect
16 September 2014	The Punch	Boko Haram ambushes soldiers in Kogi
16 May 2013	The Punch	Hundreds of troops deployed in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe
27 January 2015	The Punch	Nigerian Army remains apolitical -Army ex-spokesman
15 July 2012	The Punch	Unending controversies over security
28 August 2012	This Day	How to Address Security Challenges, By Army Chief
29 January 2010	Vanguard	JTF Soldiers Back to Edo
27 March 2010	Vanguard	Jos Crisis - GOC Explodes!
10 December 2011	Vanguard	Oshiomhole Commends Security Agencies in Edo
15 January 2012	Vanguard	Army Disagrees With Hausa Community Over Missing Cows in Edo
19 March 2012	Vanguard	Ohan Bridge of Death Comes Alive!
05 June 2012	Vanguard	Army Parades 58 Suspected Oil Thieves, Robbers in Edo
08 June 2012	Vanguard	JTF Destroys 35 Illegal Refineries in Delta
13 February 2013	Vanguard	JTF Impounds Two Oil Vessels, Barges in Bayelsa
22 February 2013	Vanguard	Two Killed As Rival Revenue Collectors Clash in Edo
14 May 2013	Vanguard	Delta NBA Flays Assassination Attempt On Pioneer Chair
03 May 2013	Vanguard	No militant camp’ll be allowed in N/Delta – JTF
10 January 2014	Vanguard	Cross River Is Free Off Militancy, Declares Commander
11 March 2014	Vanguard	Family Sues Army for Killing 31-Yr-Old Breadwinner
29 March 2014	Vanguard	JTF arrests 2 Britons, 12 Nigerians for illegal bunkering
26 March 2014	Vanguard	JTF Sets Two Tankers Ablaze in Delta
18 June 2014	Vanguard	Women Picket Oil Facility in Delta
25 December 2014	Vanguard	Military exonerates Col Wende over purported petition written to Jonathan
09 March 2015	Vanguard	APC Reps' Candidate Alleges Brutalization in Edo
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
06 May 2017	The Guardian (Nigeria)	Returning refugees from Cameroun overstretching Borno IDPs camps, army warns
14 January 2015	Daily Trust	Army Dismisses 227 Soldiers for 'Refusing to Fight Boko Haram'
19 April 2017	Daily Trust	Army denies shootout with notorious kidnapper
21 January 2014	Daily Trust	JTF Impounds 20 Barges Laden With 1,348 Barrels of Stolen Crude in Niger Delta
13 October 2013	Soldiers' Voice, Aso Radio 93.5 Fm Abuja Nigeria	NEWS ON THE ARMY SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER, 2013.	08 July 2020
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
08 September 2016	This Day	Military Nabs Wanted Niger Delta Militants, Boko Haram Terrorist
08 August 2017	This Day	Two Soldiers Dead, Scores of Boko Haram Terrorists Killed in Ambush
22 May 2012	Vanguard	JTF Raids Illegal Fuel Depot in Delta
23 March 2017	Vanguard	Army investigates alleged assault on lawyer in Delta
27 October 2017	Vanguard	Operation Crocodile Smile: Army arrests 30 suspects, destroys illegal refineries in Benin	17 September 2018
20 April 2018	Vanguard	Army trains troops for combat proficiency competition	31 July 2018
09 June 2018	Vanguard	Troops kill many bandits, arrest Boko Haram logistics supplier in Kaduna	06 August 2018
22 June 2018	Vanguard	Soldier fighting Boko Haram commits suicide	09 August 2018

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