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81st Division (Nigeria)

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81 Division
Active26 May 2002 – present
Country Nigeria
TypeMechanized Infantry
RoleCombat support
SizeDivision
Part of Nigerian Army
Garrison/HQEti-Osa, Lagos, Nigeria
Commanders
General Officer CommandingMajor General Mohammed Usman

The 81st (Amphibious) Division of the Nigerian Army is a division active since 2002. It has an area of responsibility covering Lagos and Ogun States of Nigeria.

History

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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

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The division previously included:[3]

  • 81st Division Garrison (Lagos)[1]
  • 9th Brigade (Ikeja)
  • 165th Mechanised Battalion
  • 19th Mechanised Battalion
  • 242nd Recce Battalion[3]
  • 35 Artillery Brigade (Alamala Barracks[4])

Commanders

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  • Major General Enobong Udoh (5 February 2018 – 7 August 2018)
  • Major General Musa Sani Yusuf (7 August 2018 – 23 July 2019)
  • Major General Johnson Olubunmi Irefin (23 July 2019 – 22 July 2020)
  • Major General Godwin Umelo (22 July 2020 – 13 March 2021)
  • Major General Lawrence Fejokwu (13 March 2021 – 15 February 2022)
  • Major General Umar Thama Musa (15 February 2022 – 29 July 2022)[5]
  • Major General Obinna Ajunwa (29 July 2022 – 27 July 2023)[6][7]
  • Major General Mohammed Takuti Usman (27 July 2023 – present)

References

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  1. ^ a b 81 Division
  2. ^ "Nigerian Army". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  3. ^ a b "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.