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Also known as: 4 Brigade| 4 Mechanised Brigade| 4th Brigade [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Classified as: Army  Military [+]

Areas of operation


Area of Operation First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Ethiope West [+] 2 October 2017 [+]
Ethiope East [+] October 2017 [+]
Ovia South-West [+] October 2017 [+]
Ughelli South [+] 6 September 2016 [+]
Uvwie [+] 11 March 2016 [+]

Sites


Site First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Benin City [+] 2002 [+] 20 April 2018 [+]

Parent units

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Subsidiaries

Name Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
19 Battalion [+] 19 BN [+]
19BN [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		30 November 2013 [+] 19 April 2017 [+]
195 Battalion [+] Army [+]
Military [+] 		15 July 2012 [+] 14 January 2015 [+]
222 Battalion [+] 222 Army [+] Army [+]
Military [+] 		12 July 2013 [+] 17 January 2016 [+]
3 Battalion [+] 23 Battalion [+] Army [+]
Military [+] 		15 July 2012 [+] 11 March 2016 [+]
322 Artillery Regiment [+] 322 Artillery Battalion [+]
322 Artillery Brigade [+]
322 BN [+]
322 Field Artillery Brigade [+]
322 Regiment [+] 		Army [+]
Military [+] 		9 December 2011 [+] 28 May 2014 [+]
4 Mechanized Brigade Garrison [+] Fourth Brigade Garrison [+] Army [+]
Military [+] 		14 September 2014 [+]
Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield Sector 1 [+] Sector 1 [+]
Sector 1 Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield [+]
Sector One [+] 		Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+]
Police [+] 		23 January 2012 [+] 22 June 2016 [+]

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
Buluk Saliyuk [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 15 February 2005 [+]
Patrick Akem [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 11 December 2013 [+]
Patrick Akem [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 10 December 2013 [+]
Faruk Yahaya [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 3 February 2016 [+] 29 May 2016 [+]
Obi Abel Umahi [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 9 December 2011 [+] 18 December 2012 [+]
Obi Abel Umahi [+] Major General [+] Commander [+] 19 December 2012 [+] 27 January 2013 [+]
Okwudili F. Azinta [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 10 January 2014 [+] 25 January 2015 [+]
Olajide Laleye [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 26 January 2015 [+]
Ugwu Chima [+] None Commander [+] 28 January 2010 [+]
Ishaya Gangun Bauka [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 7 September 2008 [+]

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 This unit is a placeholder to represent the hierarchical structure of this branch of the security service, based on the Security Force Monitor's research, as the Monitor does not currently have a source for a parent relationship to a specific, named unit
29 April 2002 Vanguard Government Begins Decentralisation of Defence Units
05 September 2003 This Day Warri: No Military Solution, Says Army Chief
20 April 2004 This Day Army Games Begin in Abeokuta
16 December 2004 This Day Sierra-Leone: 'Troops 'Ll Not Be Replaced'
16 February 2005 Vanguard Task Force Men Kill Suspected Bank Robber in Shoot-Out
26 July 2005 This Day Saraki: Let's Avoid Military Take-Over Again
15 April 2007 Vanguard Violence Mars Polls - 52 Killed
01 August 2007 Daily Trust Why We Retired Army Generals - Yar'Adua
08 July 2008 Vanguard GOC, Officials in Akure to Pay Striking Soldiers
08 September 2008 Vanguard Army Commander Hails Governor Osunbor
11 September 2008 Vanguard Oyinlola, Agagu, Oni Solicit for Peace, Security in S-West
10 January 2009 Vanguard Shake-Up in Army
11 January 2009 Vanguard Army Retires 12 Generals, 94 Others, Chong is New Chief of Staff, Liberia Armed Forces
13 January 2010 Daily Champion Oyo Teachers Shift Election to Akure
25 September 2010 Daily Champion Jonathan Sacks GOCs, Redeploys Others
27 September 2010 Daily Trust Sacked GOCs Get New Posts
25 September 2010 Leadership Jonathan Sacks GOCs
03 December 2010 This Day Army Pardons Akure 27 -Falana Lauds Decision
12 September 2011 Daily Trust Terrorism - Army Seeks Divine Intervention
23 January 2012 Daily Trust JTF Destroys 6,000 Illegal Refineries
16 March 2012 Daily Trust Failing State, Fading Peacekeepers
05 June 2012 Daily Trust Army Destroys Over 2000 Illegal Refineries in Edo, Delta
10 August 2012 Leadership Army Warns Soldiers on Peace Keeping Against Misconduct
11 August 2012 Daily Trust Peace Mission - Army Warns Soldiers Against Misconduct While in Liberia
05 October 2012 This Day Jonathan Names New CDS, Service Chiefs
20 December 2012 Daily Trust Army Promotes 59 Generals
28 January 2013 Daily Trust Army Redeploys Minimah, Others
14 July 2013 This Day Edo Robbery - Arrested Police Inspector Mentally Challenged, Says Bayelsa CP
09 January 2014 Vanguard Army Destroys 36 Petrol Tankers, Six Boats in Cross River
17 April 2014 Premium Times Army Denies Killing APC Member
09 July 2014 Daily Independent Osun Governorship - Fresh Signs of Violence
02 January 2015 Daily Trust Army Dismisses 203 Soldiers After Secret Trial
27 July 2015 This Day GOC - Insurgency Will Soon End
20 July 2015 Nigerian Army NIGERIAN ARMY 2 DIVISION
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
20 May 2015 Sahara Reporters Nigerian Army: No Longer Business As Usual With Buhari In Charge By Abiodun Ladepo
19 October 2012 The Sun (Nigeria) GOC to soldiers: Shoot Ondo poll troublemakers
27 August 2017 The Nation (Nigeria) Army begin combat proficiency competition in Benin Monday
29 January 2014 The Nation (Nigeria) Army committed to welfare
23 November 2014 The Nation (Nigeria) Army to provide conducive environment for officers
11 October 2014 The Nation (Nigeria) Delta stands still as Aziza is buried
25 November 2013 The Nation (Nigeria) JTF shuts down militants’ camp, 59 illegal refineries
27 January 2015 The Nation (Nigeria) 4 Brigade assures of security
23 June 2016 Nigerian Army OPERATION PULO SHIELD IN NIGER DELTA SCRAPPED
07 August 2016 Nigerian Army HEADQUARTERS 2 DIVISION
26 October 2006 Council on Foreign Relations Modern Military Force Structures
20 February 2014 Daily Trust Insurgency: Nigeria at war —GOC warns
31 March 2014 Daily Trust JTF Seeks Special Courts
30 October 2013 Daily Trust Army Parade Kidnappers in Edo
12 December 2013 Daily Trust Promotion - Army Gets 27 New Major Generals, 75 Brigadiers
18 January 2015 Daily Trust Mass Sack - Panic Grips Army Barracks
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
Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT
04 February 2016 The Guardian (Nigeria) Security agencies deny Boko Haram role in Edo explosion
19 January 2015 Post Nigeria Army appoints new GOCs and principal officers
30 July 2015 Premium Times Major shake-up in Nigerian Army, 334 top officers redeployed
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
29 January 2010 Vanguard JTF Soldiers Back to Edo
31 March 2011 Vanguard Polls: Soldiers Will Carry Arms, Says COAS
10 December 2011 Vanguard Oshiomhole Commends Security Agencies in Edo
15 January 2012 Vanguard Army Disagrees With Hausa Community Over Missing Cows in Edo
16 February 2012 Vanguard Boko Haram - Massive Shake-Up in the Army
19 March 2012 Vanguard Ohan Bridge of Death Comes Alive!
05 June 2012 Vanguard Army Parades 58 Suspected Oil Thieves, Robbers in Edo
18 January 2013 Vanguard How the Army Hopes to Overcome Terrorism and Kidnapping
22 February 2013 Vanguard Two Killed As Rival Revenue Collectors Clash in Edo
03 May 2013 Vanguard No militant camp’ll be allowed in N/Delta – JTF
30 November 2013 Vanguard Spread of Terrorism - Army Uncovers Boko Haram's New Tactics
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 February 2015 Vanguard PDP's Perfected Plot to Rig Polls, Alleges Oshiomhole
09 March 2015 Vanguard APC Reps' Candidate Alleges Brutalization in Edo
30 July 2015 Vanguard 95 generals moved in fresh Army shake-up
01 January 2016 Vanguard Edo community petitions Buhari over alleged siege by military
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
June 1991 Federal Research Division, Library of Congress Nigeria: A Country Study
12 September 2015 The Guardian (Nigeria) Ekiti Partners Army To Tackle Crimes
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
26 July 2017 P.M. News Akeredolu Laments Rise In Kidnap Cases
06 September 2013 Premium Times Nigeria to deploy 700 soldiers for Peace Keeping Operations in Liberia- Army
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
16 March 2016 Vanguard Buhari’s will, Troops’ resilience behind successes against insurgency- Buratai
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