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143 Infantry Battalion [+] Print this page

Also known as: 143 Battalion| 143 Infantry Battalion for special forces| 143 Rangers Battalion| 143rd Infantry Battalion [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Classified as: Army  Military  Special Forces [+]

Areas of operation


Area of Operation First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Madagali [+] 13 September 2015 [+]
Mobbar [+] 16 October 2016 [+]

Sites


Site First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Borno [+] 20 November 2016 [+]
Madagali [+] 13 September 2015 [+] 28 December 2015 [+]
Kontagora [+] 2014 [+]
Gashigar [+] 16 October 2016 [+]

Memberships

Multi-unit organizations that this unit is part of
Name Country Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Operation Gama Aiki [+] Nigeria [+] Army [+]
Joint Task Force [+]
Military [+] 		16 October 2016 [+]

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Personnel

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Name Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Chibueze Agbuabo [+] Lieutenant Colonel [+] Commander [+] 13 September 2015 [+]

Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
25 June 2014 This Day Borno Govt - We Have No Facts On Abduction of Women and Children
15 July 2014 This Day Army Begins to Take Delivery of Critical Assets in War Against Boko Haram
18 September 2015 Daily Trust Commander Seeks Collaboration With Traditional Rulers On Insurgency
28 December 2015 Daily Independent Boko Haram Kills 45 in Borno, Adamawa
14 May 2016 Daily Trust Boko Haram Attack Troops Camp
20 June 2016 This Day Air Force Jet Foils Ambush Against Ground Troops, Kills 15 Boko Haram Terrorists
12 June 2015 Leadership Boko Haram - Nigeria Must Command Multinational Troops - Buhari
11 June 2015 News Agency of Nigeria Minimah visits Borno, Adamawa to boost morale of troops
08 March 2016 The Nation (Nigeria) Army troops repel Boko Haram
10 March 2015 The Nation (Nigeria) Military recounts troop's success in Adamawa
28 December 2015 The Nation (Nigeria) Several killed in Adamawa bus station attack
28 October 2015 Channels Television Troops clear More Boko Haram Terrorists Camps, Rescue Abductees
29 December 2015 Channels Television Adamawa Government Dispatches Assessment Team To Madagali
24 January 2016 Channels Television Nigerian Police Hoist Flag In Gwoza
30 March 2016 Channels Television Troops Kill Four Suspected Insurgents, Rescue 54 Persons
12 June 2015 This Day Boko Haram: Buhari Calls for Limiting Sect’s Access to Funds, Weapons, Others
19 February 2015 Vanguard Military Kills 300 B-Haram Terrorists - Liberates 11 Communities
07 November 2015 Vanguard Army Rescues 20 More Persons, Clears Terrorists Enclaves in Borno
09 June 2016 Vanguard Counter-Insurgency Operation - Troops Making Progress As More Hostages Regain Freedom
2018 Routledge Counter-Insurgency in Nigeria: The Military and Operations against Boko Haram, 2011-2017 16 February 2018
14 May 2016 The Guardian (Nigeria) Army repels Boko Haram early morning attack
13 September 2015 Daily Trust Army reopens classes for pupils, students in Madagali
23 November 2016 Premium Times EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Army officially declares 46 soldiers missing
23 April 2016 This Day Military Arrests Four Boko Haram Kingpins, Insists Curfew in Maiduguri Still in Force
21 February 2017 This Day Security Challenges: GOC Organises Training for Army Formations
08 August 2017 This Day Two Soldiers Dead, Scores of Boko Haram Terrorists Killed in Ambush