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On April 5, 2021, at around 2 AM, a prison in Owerri, Imo State, was attacked by gunmen alleged to be ESN operatives using explosives to open the administrative buildings, setting 1844 prisoners free while prison officials fled. The Nigerian police blamed the attack on the Eastern Security Network while on the hand, IPOB denied any involvement.
The Nigeria Police Force is a very large organisation consisting of 36 State commands and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) grouped into 17 zones and 8 administrative organs. [4] The agency is currently headed by IGP (Inspector General) Kayode Egbetokun. In 2020, it underwent major overhauls.
Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya. The 1st Division is a formation of the Nigerian Army. It was established during the Nigerian civil war and is charged with securing its area of responsibility covering the North Western flank of Nigeria and also ensuring that the borders located in its AOR are secured. The division is a mechanized infantry with ...
Man O' War traces its origins to 1951 when the Man O' War Bay was established in Southern Cameroon, near Lake Victoria and Mount Cameroon, by Alec Dickson. [3] The organization was inspired by the principles of the British Outward Bound School. [4]
Abuja (/ ə ˈ b uː dʒ ə /) is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated in the middle of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Planning Associates (IPA), a consortium of three American planning and architecture firms made up of Wallace, Roberts, McHarg & Todd (WRMT ...
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi was commissioned as early as 1949 (with the result that he later became the first Nigerian General Officer Commanding of the Army and the first military head of state), but the number of African officers rose only slowly during the 1950s. Notable personnel. Michael Crowder, historian (national service, 1953–54).
Kemi Nanna Nandap [1] Website. https://immigration.gov.ng/. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is a governmental organization responsible for border security and migration management in Nigeria. It was established by the Act of Parliament in 1963. [2] [3] In 2015, the 1963 Act was repealed and replaced with the Immigration Act 2015 which ...
The Nigerian Army Medical Corps (NAMC) is an administrative corps of the Nigerian Army tasked with medical functions. It is responsible for "general health matters in the Army". [1] The NAMC was created in 1956 and adopted its current name in 1960. It has been involved in various wars, peacekeeping missions, and disaster response.