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Military & Security
The structure of Nigeria's armed forces, its history of conflicts, security agencies, and peacekeeping role.
- Armed Forces Structure
- History of Conflicts
- Security Agencies
- Peacekeeping
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The Nigerian Armed Forces comprise the Army, Navy and Air Force under the Ministry of Defence, commanded by the President as Commander-in-Chief and coordinated…
Boko Haram, founded by Mohammed Yusuf in 2002 in Maiduguri, launched an armed uprising in 2009 and has since fought a Nigerian-led coalition across…
The Nigerian Civil War (Biafra)
Nigeria's Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970) pitted the federal government against the secessionist Republic of Biafra, declared by the Eastern…
Nigeria in International Peacekeeping
Nigeria has been one of the world's largest troop contributors to peacekeeping since the 1960s, leading the West African ECOMOG interventions in Liberia (1990–1997)…