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Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield Sector 1 [+] Print this page

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


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

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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 [+]

Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
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