Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield Sector 1

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Also known as: Sector 1| Sector 1 Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield| Sector One ^[+]

Country: Nigeria ^[+]

Classified as: Army Joint Task Force Military Police ^[+]

Areas of operation
Sites
Member units
Parent units
Personnel
Sources

Areas of operation

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Area of Operation	First Cited Date	Last Cited Date
Edo ^[+]	22 June 2013 ^[+]	22 June 2016 ^[+]
Delta ^[+]	28 April 2013 ^[+]	17 January 2016 ^[+]

Sites

Site	First Cited Date	Last Cited Date
Benin City ^[+]	23 January 2012 ^[+]	22 June 2016 ^[+]
Benin City ^[+]	23 January 2012 ^[+]	27 March 2015 ^[+]

Member units

All units that comprise this unit.

Name	Country	Other Names	Classification	First Cited Date	Last Cited Date
19 Battalion ^[+]	Nigeria ^[+]	19 BN ^[+] 19BN ^[+]	Army ^[+] Military ^[+]	26 August 2013 ^[+]	5 February 2014 ^[+]
195 Battalion ^[+]	Nigeria ^[+]		Army ^[+] Military ^[+]	5 February 2014 ^[+]
222 Battalion ^[+]	Nigeria ^[+]	222 Army ^[+]	Army ^[+] Military ^[+]	20 May 2012 ^[+]	17 January 2016 ^[+]
3 Battalion ^[+]	Nigeria ^[+]	23 Battalion ^[+]	Army ^[+] Military ^[+]	23 June 2013 ^[+]	18 December 2014 ^[+]

Parent units

All units that have held a command position over this unit.

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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
Fanola Yahaya ^[+]	Brigadier General ^[+]	Commander ^[+]		18 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	Name standardized in accordance with Security Force Monitor research
29 April 2002	Vanguard	Government Begins Decentralisation of Defence Units
20 April 2004	This Day	Army Games Begin in Abeokuta
02 January 2005	Vanguard	Climbing the 'Harzardous Aso-Rock'
16 February 2005	Vanguard	Task Force Men Kill Suspected Bank Robber in Shoot-Out
08 September 2008	Vanguard	Army Commander Hails Governor Osunbor
27 September 2010	Daily Trust	Sacked GOCs Get New Posts
23 January 2012	Daily Trust	JTF Destroys 6,000 Illegal Refineries
05 June 2012	Daily Trust	Army Destroys Over 2000 Illegal Refineries in Edo, Delta
27 August 2012	Daily Trust	JTF Rescues 27 Kidnapped Oil Workers in Bakassi
20 December 2012	Daily Trust	Army Promotes 59 Generals
12 January 2013	This Day	JTF - We've Cut Oil Theft By 84 Percent in Niger Delta
28 January 2013	Daily Trust	Army Redeploys Minimah, Others
31 March 2013	This Day	JPlateau - Another Bloody Attack Averted by STF
08 July 2013	Daily Trust	Oil Theft - JTF Impounds 28 Vessels, Barges in Rivers
14 July 2013	This Day	Edo Robbery - Arrested Police Inspector Mentally Challenged, Says Bayelsa CP
28 December 2013	This Day	In Major Shake-Up, Army Redeploys Senior Officers
09 January 2014	Vanguard	Army Destroys 36 Petrol Tankers, Six Boats in Cross River
11 January 2014	Daily Trust	New JTF Commander Takes Over in Bayelsa
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
18 August 2014	This Day	Four Dredging Workers Kidnapped in Bayelsa
02 January 2015	Daily Trust	Army Dismisses 203 Soldiers After Secret Trial
02 June 2014	Daily Independent	JTF Arrests 11 Suspects, Destroys Illegal Refineries
10 April 2015	Daily Independent	Security Agencies Commended for Peaceful Poll in Delta
27 January 2016	Leadership	Oil Theft: Soldiers Arrest Suspect With 70 Drums Of Diesel, Speed Boat
31 January 2016	Leadership	Boko Haram Scare: Suspect Arrested In Delta
10 September 2015	News Agency of Nigeria	3 die, others injured in clash between JTF, militants in Delta
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
26 July 2013	The Sun (Nigeria)	Niger Delta creeks: JTF arrests 25, destroys 75 illegal oil refineries
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
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
16 September 2013	The Nation (Nigeria)	JTF smashes foreign oil syndicate
04 November 2014	The Nation (Nigeria)	JTF vows to fish out Niger Delta criminals
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
23 June 2016	Nigerian Army	OPERATION PULO SHIELD IN NIGER DELTA SCRAPPED
19 January 2016	Channels Television	Defence Minister Arrives Warri To Inspect Pipeline Explosion Site
31 March 2014	Daily Trust	JTF Seeks Special Courts
26 August 2013	Daily Trust	JTF Uncovers Oil Spill From Shell Pipeline
30 October 2013	Daily Trust	Army Parade Kidnappers in Edo
12 December 2013	Daily Trust	Promotion - Army Gets 27 New Major Generals, 75 Brigadiers
13 June 2014	Daily Trust	Army Trains 22 Soldiers to Counter Oil Theft
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
27 January 2015	The Punch	Nigerian Army remains apolitical -Army ex-spokesman
15 July 2012	The Punch	Unending controversies over security
13 February 2014	This Day	Army, Navy Redeploy Senior Officers
05 February 2014	This Day	JTF Rescues Indians, Arrests 17 Oil Theft Suspects in Niger Delta
29 January 2010	Vanguard	JTF Soldiers Back to Edo
10 December 2011	Vanguard	Oshiomhole Commends Security Agencies in Edo
15 January 2012	Vanguard	Army Disagrees With Hausa Community Over Missing Cows in Edo
11 January 2012	Vanguard	FG approves new operational status for JTF
05 June 2012	Vanguard	Army Parades 58 Suspected Oil Thieves, Robbers in Edo
26 September 2012	Vanguard	Oil Theft - Stakeholders Toe Divergent Paths Over JTF's Altered Mandate
22 February 2013	Vanguard	Two Killed As Rival Revenue Collectors Clash in Edo
29 April 2013	Vanguard	Crude Theft - JTF Nabs 76
03 May 2013	Vanguard	No militant camp’ll be allowed in N/Delta – JTF
23 June 2013	Vanguard	JTF Nabs Eight Suspects Over SDPC Pipeline Inferno
25 July 2013	Vanguard	JTF destroys illegal refineries in Bayelsa
08 November 2013	Vanguard	JTF Captures Three Sea Pirates, Recovers Arms, Ammunition
10 January 2014	Vanguard	Cross River Is Free Off Militancy, Declares Commander
29 March 2014	Vanguard	JTF arrests 2 Britons, 12 Nigerians for illegal bunkering
26 March 2014	Vanguard	JTF Sets Two Tankers Ablaze in Delta
09 March 2015	Vanguard	APC Reps' Candidate Alleges Brutalization in Edo
28 March 2015	Vanguard	JTF Repels Pirates Attack, Recovers Arms & Ammunition
30 July 2015	Vanguard	95 generals moved in fresh Army shake-up
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
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
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
22 May 2012	Vanguard	JTF Raids Illegal Fuel Depot 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