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1st Mechanized Division          (Kaduna)

 

HQ  and Signal Battalion - Kaduna

241st Reconnaissance Battalion - Nguru

             

1st Mechanized Brigade - Sokoto

                        26th Infantry Battalion

                        2 x Infantry Battalions

3rd Motorized Brigade - Kano

 

            31st Field Artillery Brigade - Minna

                        311th Field Artillery Regiment

                         312th Field Artillery Regiment

                         313th Field Artillery Regiment

             41st Division Engineer Brigade - Kaduna

                        Administrative Squadron

                         Field Engineer Regiment  (FER)

                         Support Engineer Regiment (SER)

                         7 Cantonment Maintenance Groups (CMG)

                         16 Barracks Maintenance Groups (BMG)

             51st Division Signals Brigade - Kaduna

210th Signal Regiment

                         Support Signal Regiment

 

2nd Mechanized Division (Ibadan)

 

HQ and 2nd Signal Battalion

            242nd Reconnaissance Battalion - Badagry

             

4th Mechanized Brigade - Benin

            22nd Armored Brigade - Iiorin

             

32nd Artillery Brigade – Adeokuta

                        321st Artillery Regiment

                        322nd Artillery Regiment

                        323rd Artillery Regiment

                           

42nd  Division Engineer Brigade - Ibadan

                            Administrative Squadron

                            12th Field Engineer Regiment

                            22nd Support Engineer Regiment

                            2 CMGs

                            6 BMGs

 

52nd Division Signals - Ibadan

                        520th Signal Regiment - Ibadan

           

 

3rd Armored Division (Rukuba Cantonment, Jos)

            21st Armored Brigade

            23rd Armored Brigade

                       

 

81st Division (Lagos)[1]

            Orbat unknown

            AOR Southwest

 

82nd Composite Division[2] (Engu, SE Nigeria)

 

1 mechanized infantry brigade           

1 amphibious brigade  

1 airborne battalion       

1 artillery brigade          

1 engineer brigade        

1 recon battalion

 

83rd Mechanized Division (Benin City, Niger Delta) [3]

 

 

 

 

 

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232nd Tank Battalion

233rd Tank Battalion                     

 

Equipment

 

            MBT                            250

            LT TANKS                  100

            RECON                       300

            APC                            500

ARTY (T)                    400

            ARTY (SP)                  Some



[1] This division was raised in 2002, before it was known as the Lagos Garrison Command.

[2] Formed in 1964 as 4th Infantry Division, in 1975 became Lagos Garrison Organization; in 1981 became 4th Composite Division; Current designation May 2002.

[3] Does not appear on the Nigerian Army website, but we have an identification for it. It is sometimes also referred to as a composite division. Raised around 2001-02.

      

 


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