2 Amphibious Brigade Garrison

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Also known as: 2 Brigade Garrison ^[+]

Country: Nigeria ^[+]

Classified as: Army Military ^[+]

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Areas of operation

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Area of Operation	First Cited Date	Last Cited Date
Akuku Toru ^[+]	22 September 2015 ^[+]
Ahoada West ^[+]	5 December 2011 ^[+]

Sites

Site	First Cited Date	Last Cited Date
Port Harcourt ^[+]	31 January 2013 ^[+]	22 September 2015 ^[+]

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Personnel

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Name	Rank	Role	Official Title	First Cited Date	Last Cited Date
Timothy Opurum ^[+]	Lieutenant Colonel ^[+]	Commander ^[+]		22 September 2015 ^[+]
Nasiru Muktar ^[+]	None	Commander ^[+]		31 January 2013 ^[+]

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Publication Date	Publisher	Publication Title	Access Date
22 January 2013	Vanguard	Taking Concrete Action Against Pipeline Vandalism
11 April 2017	Security Force Monitor	Name standardized in accordance with Security Force Monitor research
08 July 2003	This Day	Governor Odili Satisfied With Military's Role in Democracy
24 August 2003	This Day	Zamani Lekwot Cantonment Renamed
01 March 2004	Daily Champion	Gen. Effiong Was a Great Patriot - - Obasanjo
29 October 2004	Vanguard	Dokubo Surrenders 188 Assault Rifles
15 November 2004	This Day	Rivers Disarmament C'ttee Destroys 854 Weapons
21 March 2006	Vanguard	Rivers Donates N12m to Families of Slain Soldiers
14 May 2006	Vanguard	Army Fires Back at Evictees: 2 Brigade is Not a Thief
27 August 2007	This Day	Port Harcourt - Army Replaces Joint Task Force Commander
10 September 2007	Vanguard	JTF Uncovers Militants Hide-Out in Rivers
17 September 2007	Vanguard	JTF Overpowers Cultists, Gunmen in Ozuoba
17 October 2007	Leadership	Army Chief Commends Akwa Ibom Government On Niger Delta Crisis
02 October 2009	Vanguard	We'll Checkmate Militants' Activities, Says Army Boss
22 August 2010	Leadership	Rivers Donates Patrol Vans to Army, Airforce
25 September 2010	Daily Champion	Jonathan Sacks GOCs, Redeploys Others
12 July 2011	Daily Trust	Bomb Blast - Army Urged to Be On Alert
18 July 2011	Daily Trust	Day Soldiers Dumped Guns for Brooms
05 December 2011	Daily Trust	Soldiers Shut Fake 'NNPC' in Creeks
16 January 2012	Leadership	Two Brigade Takes Over Sector two of JTF--Commander
23 January 2012	Daily Trust	JTF Destroys 6,000 Illegal Refineries
09 May 2012	Leadership	25 Ghanaians, Five Locals Arrested Over Bunkering
24 July 2012	This Day	Abia, Nigerian Army Tackle Vandalism of Shell's Facilities
18 August 2012	Leadership	Ihejirika Heads for Defence, as Jonathan Shops for New Coas
15 September 2012	This Day	Pipeline Vandals Are Enemies of Nigerian State
20 December 2012	Daily Trust	Army Promotes 59 Generals
20 September 2013	Daily Trust	Army Committed to Fight Against Oil Theft - JTF Commander
14 March 2014	Leadership	Army Urges Rivers Residents Not to Panic Over Sound of Gun Shots
15 April 2014	Leadership	Police, SSS, Military Begin Joint Patrol Operations to End Kidnapping in Rivers
23 February 2015	Daily Trust	Army Commander Laments Rising Crime Rate in Rivers
14 July 2015	Leadership	Buhari Replaces NSA, Service Chiefs
09 August 2015	Daily Trust	Buratai Charges Soldiers On Insurgents, Oil Thieves
14 August 2015	Daily Independent	Crush Boko Haram in Three Months, Buhari Orders Military Chiefs
05 May 2016	The Guardian (Nigeria)	Military to Review Counter-Insurgency War
13 April 2016	The Guardian (Nigeria)	Troops Arrest Three Boko Haram Commanders, Kill 22 Others
12 January 2014	Leadership	JTF Adopts New Strategy In Destroying Illegal Oil Refineries In Niger Delta
20 July 2015	Leadership	Burutai Visits Troops in Konduga, Renames Counter Insurgency Outfit
10 September 2015	Leadership	Conduct Yourselves In A Professional Manner, GOC Urges Soldiers
07 February 2016	Leadership	Attack On Oil Facilities: Army To Engage Niger Delta Communities In Dialogue
05 August 2017	The Nation (Nigeria)	Why insecurity is escalating – Buratai
08 April 2016	Voice of Nigeria	Nigerian Army ends inter-brigade competition
16 October 2015	CAJ News Nigeria	Next Few Days Crucial for Op Lafiya Dole
19 July 2016	Champion Newspapers	Brigade commander denies capture of Bakassi, Akpabuyo LGAs
25 August 2014	Daily Trust	Army Soon to Launch Offensive in North-East'
13 June 2014	Daily Trust	Army Trains 22 Soldiers to Counter Oil Theft
22 September 2015	Daily Trust	Army Arrests Soldier Training Militants, Uncover Arms Cache in Rivers	12 October 2018
17 July 2011	Daily Trust	Two Brigade Wins WO-SNCO Army Competition
14 December 2015	The Guardian (Nigeria)	Our role in Bayelsa polls, by military
31 January 2013	Premium Times	JTF laments shortage of accommodation for personnel in Rivers
28 February 2017	Premium Times	Buratai says Niger Delta now witnessing less oil theft
05 February 2014	This Day	JTF Rescues Indians, Arrests 17 Oil Theft Suspects in Niger Delta
26 September 2012	Vanguard	Oil Theft - Stakeholders Toe Divergent Paths Over JTF's Altered Mandate
23 June 2013	Vanguard	JTF Nabs Eight Suspects Over SDPC Pipeline Inferno
03 September 2013	Vanguard	Crude Theft - JTF Impounds Two Oil Laden Barges, Nabs 11 Suspects
28 March 2015	Vanguard	JTF Repels Pirates Attack, Recovers Arms & Ammunition
30 July 2015	Vanguard	95 generals moved in fresh Army shake-up
28 February 2016	Vanguard	Boko Haram: Nigerian Army inducts Combat Motorbike battalion into Battle
30 March 2016	Vanguard	Army captures Alagarno, Boko Haram `spiritual power base’
22 July 2016	Vanguard	Troops welfare: Army to review fees in command schools
13 June 2017	The Guardian (Nigeria)	Army kill Boko Haram leader, rescue nine children
26 August 2015	The Guardian (Nigeria)	Army seeks NDDC support to sustain peace in N’Delta
27 May 2017	Nigerian Army	Gen Nani Hands Over to Olabanji, Urges Troops to Maintain Momentum	21 October 2020
01 October 2017	The Punch	Boko Haram attacks Bama, service chiefs to visit Borno	06 August 2018
08 March 2011	P.M. News	Defence HQ Launch Skills Acquisition In Barracks
19 November 2016	P.M. News	Army Explains Role Of New Division In Niger Delta
28 January 2021	Premium Times	Attahiru assumes office as new army chief as Buratai bows out	16 November 2021
03 October 2020	Radio Nigeria	Army Chief advocates compliance to military tradition	22 October 2020
04 September 2016	This Day	Military in Show of Force, Deploys More Air Force Personnel in N/Delta
16 February 2013	Vanguard	Allegations of Ethnic Considerations in Retirements, Postings, Re-Deployment, Recruitment in the Army
13 December 2015	Vanguard	The battle for the soul of Bayelsa shifts to Abuja	19 September 2018
29 May 2016	Vanguard	Troops avert attacks on oil pipelines in Bayelsa – Army
14 March 2017	Vanguard	2 Brigade Uyo assures on improved security
19 July 2017	Vanguard	Two Brigade Nigerian Army hosts competition
26 December 2017	Vanguard	Soldiers celebrate Christmas in Gwoza, Buni Yadi	26 August 2018
06 January 2018	Vanguard	COAS commends Gov. Gaidam for presentation of vehicles to army	08 August 2018
05 March 2018	Vanguard	Dickson receives Buratai, urges him to help make Bayelsa foremost tourist, economic hub	26 August 2018
21 April 2018	Vanguard	23 cultists, 15 vandals in trouble	26 August 2018
20 July 2018	Vanguard	Buratai renames 21 Brigade as Special Forces Brigade	25 August 2018
19 July 2018	Vanguard	No going back, fight to finish, Buratai charges troops	09 August 2018

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