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Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [+] Print this page

Also known as: Armed Forces| Nigerian Armed Forces [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Classified as: Air Force  Army  Military  Navy [+]

Areas of operation

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Area of Operation First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Nigeria [+] 6 July 1994 [+]

Parent units

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Subsidiaries

Name Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Defence Headquarters [+] Military [+] 6 July 1994 [+]
Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield [+] JTF [+]
JTF Operation Pulo Shield [+]
Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta [+]
Joint Military Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield [+]
Joint Task Force in Niger Delta code-named Operation Pulo Shield [+]
Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta [+]
Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta (Operation Pulo Shield) [+]
OP Pulo Shield [+]
Operation Polo Shield [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+] 		9 January 2012 [+] 22 June 2016 [+]
Joint Task Force Operation Restore Hope [+] JTF [+]
Joint Military Task Force [+]
Joint Military Task Force (JTF) [+]
Joint Military Task Force on the Niger Delta [+]
Joint Military Task known as Operation Restore Hope [+]
Joint Security Task Force [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Joint Task Force "Operation Restore Hope" [+]
Joint Task Force for the Niger Delta [+]
Joint Task Force on Niger Delta codenamed Operation Restore Hope [+]
Operation Restore Hope [+]
Operation Restore Hope in the Niger Delta [+]
Task Force [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+] 		11 March 2009 [+] 8 January 2012 [+]
Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order I [+] JTF [+]
JTF ORO [+]
JTF Operation Restore Order [+]
JTF in Borno State [+]
JTF in Maiduguri, Borno State [+]
JTORO [+]
Joint Special Task Force in Maiduguri [+]
Joint TASK Force MAIDUGURI [+]
Joint Task Force (JTF) tagged "Operation Restore Peace" [+]
Joint Task Force in Borno [+]
Joint Task Force in Borno State [+]
Joint Task Force in Maiduguri, Borno State [+]
Joint Task Force, Operation Restore Order [+]
ORO I [+]
operation restore peace [+] 		Air Force [+]
Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Navy [+]
Police [+]
State Security Service (Internal Security) [+] 		12 June 2011 [+] 13 May 2013 [+]
Multinational Joint Task Force [+] MN-JTF [+]
MNJTF [+]
MNTJTF [+]
MTJF [+]
Multi National Joint Task Force [+]
Multi-National Joint Task Force [+]
Multinational JTF [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+] 		1998 [+] 6 May 2015 [+]
Nigerian Air Force [+] Air Force [+]
Military [+] 		6 July 1994 [+]
Nigerian Army [+] Army [+]
Military [+] 		6 July 1994 [+]
Nigerian Navy [+] Military [+]
Navy [+] 		6 July 1994 [+]
Operation BOYONA [+] JTF [+]
JTF's Operation Boyona [+]
Joint Task Force [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+]
State Security Service (Internal Security) [+] 		14 May 2013 [+] 18 August 2013 [+]
Operation Delta Safe [+] Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+] 		23 June 2016 [+]
Operation Safe Haven [+] OPSH [+]
STF [+]
Special Military Task Force codenamed Operation Safe Haven [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+] 		29 August 2015 [+]
Plateau State Police Command [+] Police [+] 12 September 2011 [+]
Special Task Force [+] STF [+]
Special Task Force [+]
Special Task Force (Operations Safe Heaven) [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+] 		January 2010 [+] 28 August 2015 [+]

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
Owoye Andrew Azazi [+] General [+] Commander [+] Chief of Defence Staff [+] 27 August 2007 [+] 19 August 2008 [+]
Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin [+] General [+] Commander [+] Chief of Defence Staff [+] 13 July 2015 [+] 28 January 2021 [+]
Oluseyin Petinrin [+] Air Marshal [+] Commander [+] Chief of Defence Staff [+] 4 October 2012 [+] 16 January 2014 [+]
Paul Dike [+] Air Marshal [+] Commander [+] Chief of Defence Staff [+] 20 August 2008 [+] 8 September 2010 [+]
Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim [+] Admiral [+] Commander [+] Chief of Defence Staff [+] 4 October 2012 [+] 16 January 2014 [+]
Alex Sabunduh Badeh [+] Air Chief Marshal [+] Commander [+] Chief of Defence Staff [+] 16 January 2014 [+] 12 July 2015 [+]
Lucky E. Erabor [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] Chief of Defence Staff [+] 29 January 2021 [+]
Martin Luther Agwai [+] Lieutenant General [+] Commander [+] Chief of Defence Staff [+] 1 June 2006 [+] 1 June 2007 [+]

Sources

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