81st Division (Nigeria)

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81 Division
Active26 May 2002 – present
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Type Mechanized infantry
Role Amphibious warfare
Anti-tank warfare
Armoured reconnaissance
Artillery observer
Close-quarters battle
Coastal defence
Combined arms
Counter-battery fire
Fire support
Force protection
Indirect fire
Internal security
Maneuver warfare
Raiding
Reconnaissance
SizeDivision
Part ofFlag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg  Nigerian Army
Garrison/HQ Eti-Osa, Lagos, Nigeria
Commanders
General Officer Commanding Major General Mohammed Usman

The 81st (Amphibious) Division is a one of two combined infantry division unit of the Nigerian Army (NA), which specialized in amphibious warfare, combined arms, coastal defence, desert and jungle warfare, manuver warfare, providing security at ports or shore stations, and reconnaissance. This unit actives since 2002. It has an area of responsibility covering Lagos and Ogun States of Nigeria.

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History

It is numbered in honor of the 81st (West Africa) Division. The Division which replaced the Lagos Garrison Command (LGC) came into being in 2000. [1] The youngest Division in the Nigerian Army, it was formed on 26 May 2002. [2]

Structure

The division previously included: [3]

Commanders

References

  1. 1 2 81 Division
  2. "Nigerian Army". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  3. 1 2 "Nigerian Army Order of Battle" . Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. Ayodeji (2022-07-04). "GOC 81 DIVISION CHARGES TROOPS TO REMAIN APOLITICAL, DISCIPLINE". Nigerian Army | Official Website. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  5. Staff, Orientalnews (2022-02-15). "Major General Umar Musa Takes Over At Army 81 Division". Oriental News Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  6. "Nigeria Army: Chief of Army Staff reshuffle top officers as security threat worse". BBC News Pidgin. 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  7. "Major Shake-up as Army Appoints New GOCs, Reshuffles Senior Officers – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.