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Also known as: 3 Div.| 3 Division| 3rd Armored Division| 3rd Armoured Division| 3rd Armoury Division| 3rd Army Division| 3rd Division| Third Armoured Division| Three Armoured Division| Three Division [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Classified as: Army  Military [+]

Areas of operation

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Area of Operation First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Yobe [+] 17 August 2011 [+] 26 January 2016 [+]
Gombe [+] 17 August 2011 [+] 30 September 2015 [+]
Adamawa [+] 17 March 2005 [+] 9 March 2015 [+]
Bauchi [+] 18 July 2004 [+] 27 August 2017 [+]
Borno [+] 11 March 2002 [+] 2 July 2013 [+]
Taraba [+] 2000 [+] 25 June 2017 [+]
Plateau [+] 2000 [+] 1 February 2015 [+]
Nasarawa [+] 2000 [+]

Sites

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Site First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Jos [+] 1967 [+] 3 May 2018 [+]

Memberships

Multi-unit organizations that this unit is part of
Name Country Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Operation BOYONA [+] Nigeria [+] JTF [+]
JTF's Operation Boyona [+]
Joint Task Force [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+]
State Security Service (Internal Security) [+] 		15 May 2013 [+]
Operation Lafiya Dole [+] Nigeria [+] OPLD [+]
Operation Lafia Dole [+]
Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+]
State Security Service (Internal Security) [+] 		18 March 2016 [+]

Parent units

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Subsidiaries

Name Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
21 Armoured Brigade [+] 21 Armored Brigade [+]
21 Bde [+]
21 Brigade [+]
21-Armoured Brigade [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		11 March 2002 [+] 18 August 2013 [+]
23 Armoured Brigade [+] 23 Amoured Brigade [+]
23 Armored Bigade [+]
23 Bde [+]
23 Brigade [+]
23rd Amour Brigade [+]
23rd Armored Brigade [+]
23rd Armoured Brigade [+]
23rd Army Brigade [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		25 June 2017 [+] August 2013 [+]
243 Reconnaissance Battalion [+] 243 Battalion [+]
243 Bn [+]
243 Recce Battalion [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		June 1991 [+] 2016 [+]
27 Task Force Brigade [+] Army [+]
Military [+] 		17 June 2016 [+] 21 February 2017 [+]
28 Task Force Brigade [+] 28 TF [+] Army [+]
Military [+] 		21 February 2017 [+]
29 Task Force Brigade [+] 29 TF [+] Army [+]
Military [+] 		2016 [+] 21 February 2017 [+]
3 Armoured Division Garrison [+] 3 Div Garrison [+]
3 Division Garrison [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		22 March 2009 [+] 3 May 2018 [+]
33 Artillery Brigade [+] 33 Artillery Battalion [+]
33 Brigade [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		21 February 2017 [+] 3 May 2018 [+]
43 Division Engineers [+] 43 Division Engineer [+]
43 Engineers Brigade [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		21 February 2017 [+] 3 May 2018 [+]
53 Division Signals [+] 53 Division Signal [+]
53 Signal Brigade [+]
53 Signals Brigade [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		21 February 2017 [+] 3 May 2018 [+]
Special Task Force [+] STF [+]
Special Task Force [+]
Special Task Force (Operations Safe Heaven) [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+] 		18 March 2010 [+] 22 June 2010 [+]
Unknown Brigade of 3 Armoured Division [+] Army [+]
Military [+]
Placeholder [+] 		2008 [+] August 2013 [+]

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
BO Sawyerr [+] None None 1990 [+] 1992 [+]
Adeboye Obasanjo [+] Lieutenant Colonel [+] None 8 September 2014 [+]
Aliyu Abdullahi [+] Brigadier General [+] Chief of Staff [+] Chief of Staff [+] 3 May 2018 [+]
Saleh Maina [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 26 January 2009 [+] 23 September 2010 [+]
Isiaku Dikko [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 17 January 2005 [+] 9 July 2006 [+]
John Zaruwa [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 13 February 2014 [+] 24 October 2014 [+]
Fatai Oladipo Alli [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 25 October 2014 [+] 28 July 2015 [+]
Olakunle Akinyemi [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 31 July 2007 [+] 25 January 2009 [+]
Ebiobowei Bonna Awala [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 1 February 2013 [+] 9 January 2014 [+]
Sunday Idoko [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 24 September 2010 [+] 15 August 2011 [+]
John Nwaoga [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 10 January 2014 [+]
Mohammed Sani Ali [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] Acting General Officer Commanding [+] 29 December 2015 [+] 13 March 2016 [+]
Mohammed Sani Ali [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 26 January 2016 [+]
E Archibong [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] March 1999 [+] July 1999 [+]
TS Akande [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] July 1999 [+] February 2002 [+]
James Akomolafe [+] Brigadier General [+] Chief of Staff [+] 11 January 2013 [+]
Jack Okechukwu Nwaogbo [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 15 February 2012 [+] 31 January 2013 [+]
Danmadami Diaji [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] February 2003 [+] 16 January 2005 [+]
Joseph Owonibi [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] February 2002 [+] February 2003 [+]
Charles Ufoma Macaulay [+] Lieutenant Colonel [+] Operations Commander [+] 1 January 2009 [+] 17 January 2009 [+]
Charles Ufoma Macaulay [+] Colonel [+] Operations Commander [+] February 2009 [+]
Benjamin Ahanotu (3 Armoured Division) [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] Acting General Officer Commanding [+] 25 June 2017 [+]
Benjamin Ahanotu (3 Armoured Division) [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 27 August 2017 [+] 3 May 2018 [+]
Adamu Marwa [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 14 September 2011 [+] 3 February 2012 [+]
Joseph Oshanupin [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 10 July 2006 [+] 30 July 2007 [+]
Hassan Umoru [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 29 July 2015 [+] 17 December 2015 [+]
Peter Dauke [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] General Officer Commanding [+] 21 February 2017 [+]

Sources

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