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Brigadier General , Commander of 1 Brigade (Army/Military)
Postings
Unit
Rank
Role
Official Title
First Cited Date
Last Cited Date
1 Brigade
Brigadier General
Commander
17 March 2010
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Name
Rank
Role
Unit
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End of overlap
Duration of overlap
Saidu Balarabe
Colonel
Commander
1 Battalion
February 2009
Unknown
Unknown
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Publication Date
Publisher
Publication Title
Access Date
Archive Link
10 January 2009
Vanguard
Shake-Up in Army
13 October 2009
This Day
UN to Accredit Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre
17 March 2010
Daily Trust
Much Ado About Dambazau
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
16 February 2011
Daily Independent
Balarabe Commends Kebbi Govt
16 September 2012
This Day
Boko Haram - Nigeria Army Compensates Families of Slain Soldiers
18 May 2013
This Day
Military Intensifies Campaign Against Insurgents' Stronghold
04 September 2013
Daily Trust
Army Retires Senior Officer, Redeploys Others
01 October 2014
Daily Trust
7,450 Cattle Rustled, 4,180 Recovered in Plateau
02 February 2015
Daily Trust
STF Holds Weapons Handling Competition Ahead of Elections
09 September 2015
Daily Trust
Kano Govt to Facilitate N2 Billion Loan for SMEs - Gov Ganduje
Nigerian Army
Nigerian Army 1 Division.
18 March 2016
News Agency of Nigeria
Army kill 35 bandits, arrest 39 in North West -- GOC
05 August 2017
The Nation (Nigeria)
Why insecurity is escalating – Buratai
26 June 2015
The Nation (Nigeria)
Nigeria deploys 700 soldiers to Liberia
15 December 2015
Daily Trust
We Arrested Zakzaky, Wife - Army
19 March 2016
Premium Times
35 bandits killed, 39 others arrested in North-East – Nigerian Army
13 February 2014
The Punch
Army redeploys 127 senior officers
07 June 2014
The Punch
Boko Haram: Army court-martials officers for cowardice, others
13 February 2014
This Day
Army, Navy Redeploy Senior Officers
06 February 2014
This Day
Jonathan Charges Service Chiefs to Crush Boko Haram Insurgents
16 February 2012
Vanguard
Boko Haram - Massive Shake-Up in the Army
27 May 2012
Vanguard
Army is combat-ready for terrorists – COAS
18 August 2012
Vanguard
Presidency Moves to Avert Attacks on Mosques, Churches During Sallah
30 July 2015
Vanguard
95 generals moved in fresh Army shake-up
22 April 2016
Amnesty International
Nigeria: Unearthing The Truth: Unlawful Killings and Mass Cover-Up in Zaria.
16 February 2013
Vanguard
Allegations of Ethnic Considerations in Retirements, Postings, Re-Deployment, Recruitment in the Army
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