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Also known as: 174 Bn| 174 Mechanised Battalion [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Classified as: Army  Military [+]

Areas of operation


Area of Operation First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Ikeja [+] 1 December 2019 [+]
Ikorodu [+] 16 February 2016 [+] 16 April 2018 [+]
Kukawa [+] 5 January 2015 [+]
Abadam [+] 5 November 2014 [+]
Maiduguri [+] August 2013 [+]

Sites


Site First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Mubi [+] 10 June 2015 [+]
Abadam [+] 5 November 2014 [+]
Mallam Fatori [+] 10 July 2014 [+]
Maiduguri [+] August 2013 [+]
Baga [+] 2010 [+]
Ikorodu [+] 19 September 2002 [+] 30 July 2020 [+]

Memberships

Multi-unit organizations that this unit is part of
Name Country Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Multinational Joint Task Force [+] Nigeria [+] MN-JTF [+]
MNJTF [+]
MNTJTF [+]
MTJF [+]
Multi National Joint Task Force [+]
Multi-National Joint Task Force [+]
Multinational JTF [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+] 		2010 [+] 30 January 2015 [+]
Operation BOYONA [+] Nigeria [+] JTF [+]
JTF's Operation Boyona [+]
Joint Task Force [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+]
State Security Service (Internal Security) [+] 		August 2013 [+]
United Nations Mission in Liberia [+] Philippines [+] UNMIL [+] Peacekeeping [+] 2013 [+]
African Union Mission in the Sudan [+] Sudan [+] AMIS [+] Peacekeeping [+] 1 August 2005 [+]
African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur [+] Sudan [+] African Union/UN Hybrid operation in Darfur [+]
L’UNAMID/Darfour [+]
UNAMID [+] 		Peacekeeping [+] 2009 [+]

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Personnel

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Name Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Ahmadu Bello Mohammed [+] Colonel [+] Commander [+] 15 March 2014 [+]
Nwachi Inya [+] Lieutenant Colonel [+] Commander [+] 30 July 2020 [+]
Bright Ateke Fiboinumama [+] None None 1998 [+] 2000 [+]
M.A. Sadiq [+] Lieutenant Colonel [+] Commander [+] 10 June 2015 [+]
CC Owhonda [+] Colonel [+] Commander [+] 19 September 2002 [+]
Julius Ogbebo [+] Lieutenant Colonel [+] Commander [+] 16 February 2016 [+]

Sources

List of all sources used to evidence the data in this record Click the "+" symbol next to every data point in the record to see the sources used for that data point.
Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
20 January 1999 Tempo The Wasting Of Nigerian Soldiers
19 September 2002 Vanguard Ikorodu Fire:'80 More Bodies Still Unrecovered'
11 October 2004 This Day Mayhem in Ikorodu, Community Villagers Arrest Soldiers
12 August 2006 Daily Champion 680 Nigerian Soldiers Leave for Sudan
14 October 2005 This Day Ojuelegba Fracas: Police Put Losses At N3
30 January 2007 Daily Champion Ihejirika Lauds Joint Police/Military Operations in Lagos
25 September 2010 Daily Champion Jonathan Sacks GOCs, Redeploys Others
03 June 2013 Vanguard Army, NDLEA Arrest 47 Drug Suspects in Lagos
03 September 2013 Daily Trust Families of 12 Slain Soldiers Get N1 Million Each From Borno Govt
28 December 2013 This Day In Major Shake-Up, Army Redeploys Senior Officers
06 November 2014 Daily Independent Commends Nigerian Army's Professionalism
Federal Government of Nigeria 2009 Appropriations, Ministry of Defence
04 September 2014 Daily Independent We Will Reduce Crime in 'Ember' Months, Police Assure Lagosians
27 March 2015 Daily Independent Polls - IG Redeploys Six DIGs, 11 Others
06 May 2015 The Guardian Army begins trial of General, four others over loss of Baga
19 September 2013 Leadership FG Deploys Soldiers in Nasarawa
31 January 2015 Leadership Chad, Niger, Cameroon Forces Reclaim Nigerian Territories
12 June 2015 Leadership Boko Haram - Nigeria Must Command Multinational Troops - Buhari
28 February 2013 News Agency of Nigeria Army denies killing Nasarawa students
11 June 2015 News Agency of Nigeria Minimah visits Borno, Adamawa to boost morale of troops
09 February 2014 The Nation Lagos warns perpetrators of gang wars
Training and Doctrine Command BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF BRIG GEN BA FIBOINUMAMA
12 December 2013 Daily Trust Promotion - Army Gets 27 New Major Generals, 75 Brigadiers
Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT
08 January 2016 The Guardian Pray for troops in battlefield, says Nigerian Army
17 February 2016 The Guardian Pipeline vandals kill two naval officers in Lagos
12 November 2014 Premium Times Boko Haram Sacks Entire Nigerian Army Battalion, Confiscates All Arms, Ammunition
12 June 2015 This Day Boko Haram: Buhari Calls for Limiting Sect’s Access to Funds, Weapons, Others
02 July 2014 This Day Bomber Kills 17 in Maiduguri Market, Explosion Hits Kaduna
03 January 2013 This Day Security - Police Commissioner Seeks Residents Support
02 March 2015 This Day The Return of Lagos Gang War
05 March 2010 Vanguard Escapades of a fake Group Captain In Lagos
15 April 2013 Vanguard Soldiers Rescue Kidnap Victim, Arrest Suspect in Lagos
03 September 2013 Vanguard Widows of slain soldiers receive N12m compensation
05 November 2013 Vanguard NDLEA, Army Raid Lagos Again, Recover 680
13 January 2015 Vanguard Mutiny - Fashola Pleads for 54 Convicted Soldiers
2018 Routledge Counter-Insurgency in Nigeria: The Military and Operations against Boko Haram, 2011-2017 16 February 2018
06 August 2020 GOV. SANWO-OLU RECEIVES NEW GOC 81 DIVISION OF THE NIGERIAN ARMY, MAJOR-GENERAL GODWIN UMELO AT LAGOS HOUSE, MARINA, ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020 16 November 2021
26 September 2020 Lagos State Government NIGERIA@60: LAGOS DEPUTY GOVERNOR CALLS FOR PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE AMOMG CITIZENS 22 October 2020
10 June 2019 National Daily Training, bedrock of military profession – Gen Yusuf 21 October 2020
25 October 2020 National Wire #EndSARS# Commander, 9 Brigade Visits Lagos Area, Appeals To Youths, Communities 25 October 2020
12 March 2021 National Wire “My Doors Are Opened For New Ideas – Gen Fejokwu Assures PSOs, Commanders 16 November 2021
08 November 2020 #EndSARS: Gov. Sanwo-Olu Called Me To Say Col Bello Was Shooting At Lekki, Gen Tells Lagos Judicial Panel 23 November 2021
29 April 2021 Brig. Gen. Sale Kawugana Transfer Leadership, As 9 Brigade Welcomes New Commander 17 November 2021
17 October 2017 The Nation Crocodile Smile II: 40 suspects arrested by the Army in Lagos, Ogun 24 October 2020
30 July 2018 Daily Trust Army test officers’ proficiency in handling of weapons, military drills 18 September 2018
25 April 2017 Daily Trust Army tests soldiers’ proficiency in weapons handling, military drills
10 July 2016 Daily Trust Day Corporal Camel thrilled officers, families
15 March 2014 Soldiers' Voice, Aso Radio 93.5 Fm Abuja Nigeria NEWS FOR THE ARMY SATURDAY 15TH MARCH, 2014.
10 July 2014 Soldiers' Voice, Aso Radio 93.5 Fm Abuja Nigeria NEWS ON THE ARMY 10TH JULY, 2014
26 May 2010 P.M. News 81 Division Begins Combat Readiness Competition 21 October 2020
01 December 2019 News Agency of Nigeria Crocodile Smile IV: Army conducts environmental sanitation in Lagos community 24 October 2020
30 July 2020 Radio Nigeria Army improves security at Ikorodu 21 October 2020
19 September 2016 Vanguard Soldier arrested over stray bullet incident 21 October 2020
13 February 2017 Vanguard Domestic, sexual violence: Lagos takes advocacy to army officers 21 October 2020
10 November 2017 Vanguard Internal security: Army conducts exercise ‘Agbara Opolo’ in Lagos 22 October 2020
21 April 2018 Vanguard 23 cultists, 15 vandals in trouble 26 August 2018
03 March 2020 News Agency of Nigeria More Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists surrender in NE – Army 24 October 2020
22 April 2020 Vanguard COVID 19: GOC commissions waterpoint at 9 Brigade barracks 21 October 2020