In case you are searching for the complete list of Army Barracks in Nigeria and their various locations across the 36 states, then this article contains all the information you need. After you might have finished reading this post, you might have a little and better idea of what the Nigerian army is all about. The post also contains the list of Army Divisions in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army is actually one of the major divisions of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Army is responsible for land conflicts. One of the major security threat facing the country since 2002 – the Boko Haram insurgency, critically lies on the Nigerian Army to tackle. The Nigerian Army is presided b the Nigerian Army Council (NAC).

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List of Army Barracks in Nigeria

Below is the complete list of Army Barracks in Nigeria and the various states they are located in.

Katsina Barracks, Katsina state
artillery Brigades Barracks, Minna
Alamala Barracks, Abeokuta state
Oyo, Mokola Military Barracks, Oyo state
Warri Military Barracks in Warri, Delta state
Army Barracks in Ede, Osun state
Ojo Barracks, Lagos state
Ejoor Barracks, Effurun, Warri state
22 Armoured Brigades, Sobi Barracks, Ilorin
174 Battalion, Nigerian Army barrack, Odoguyan Ikorodu, Lagos state
323 Artillery Brigade, Army Barracks, Military Base, Akure, Ondo state
33 Artillery Brigades Barracks, Bauchi state
Keffi Barracks
Okitipupa Barracks
Calabar Barracks
Lafenwa Barracks in Abeokuta
Onitsha Barracks
Ekanwan Barracks
Markurdi Barracks
Abakpa Barracks in Enugu state
Awkunanu Barracks in Enugu state
Rukuba barracks in Jos
Ikeja Barracks
Odogbo Barracks in Ibadan
Bori camps, Bori, Rivers state
Albati Barracks
Arokan Barracks
Tego Barracks
Beho Beho Barracks
Marda Barracks
Ashanti Barracks in Lagos state
Letmauk Barracks in Ibadan state
Bukavu Barracks in Kano state
Kotoko Barracks
Dalet Barracks
Mogadishu Barracks
Colito Barracks
Kalapanzin Barracks in Kaduna state
Chindit Barracks (Zaria)
Ribadu Cantonment (Kaduna)
Adaka Boro Barracks in Rivers state
Giwa and Maimalari Barracks in Borno state
Fort Nagwamatse Barracks in Kantagora, Niger state
Obienu Barracks, Bauchi state
Capm Wu BAsssey Barracks
Fort IBB
Sani Abacha Barracks
Yakubu Gowon Barracks
Aguiyi Ironsi Barracks
Gado Nasko Barracks (Abuja)
Goodluck Jonathan Barracks, Ohafia, Delta state- This is reported to the third largest military base in Nigeria. It houses the headquarters of the 14 Brigade and 145 Battalion offices.
Dodan Barracks, Ikoyi Lagos state- This is said to be the biggest barrack in Nigeria. It was the seat of all Head of states before democracy rule in Nigeria.

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List of Army Divisions in Nigeria

There are various Divisions of the Nigerian Army in different parts of the country. The Nigerian Army cleared the fact that its newly created 6^th Division located in Port Harcourt, was established to organize and improve its internal security operations in four states of the Niger Delta. The 6^th Amphibious Division will cover the Army’s 2 Brigade Akwa Ibom, 16 Brigade Bayelsa, and 63^rd Brigade in Delta respectively, with Divisional headquarters in Port Harcourt.

The current list of Army Divisions in Nigeria is shown below.

1 Division, headquartered in Kaduna
2 Division (HQ in Ibadan)
3 Armoured Division HQ in Jos
6th Amphibious Division HQ Port Harcourt
7th Infantry Division (OP-LD) HQ in Maiduguri
8th Division HQ Sokoto
81st Division (Amphibious) HQ in Lagos
82nd Division (Airborne and Amphibious) HQ in Enugu
Training and Doctrine Command HQ Minna

So, that sums up this post revealing the list of Army Barracks in Nigeria and their locations, and also the list of Army Divisions in Nigeria. You can subscribe to this site in order to get more facts about Nigeria delivered right into your email. Use the subscription form on this page to achieve that.