Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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The Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the combined military organization of Nigeria, comprising its army, navy, and air force responsible for national defense and security.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
commanderInChief President of Nigeria ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
establishedAfter independence of Nigeria ⓘ
foundedBy Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Nigeria
garrison Defence Headquarters, Abuja ⓘ
hasBranch Nigerian Air Force ⓘ
Nigerian Army ⓘ
Nigerian Navy ⓘ
hasCommand Defence Headquarters ⓘ
Nigerian Air Force Headquarters ⓘ
Nigerian Army Headquarters ⓘ
Nigerian Navy Headquarters ⓘ
hasComponent paramilitary support units ⓘ
regular forces ⓘ
reserve forces ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasMotto Victory is from God alone ⓘ
hasOperation counterinsurgency in Northeast Nigeria ⓘ
counterterrorism operations against Boko Haram ⓘ
maritime security operations in Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Islamic State – West Africa Province ⓘ
surface form: operations against Islamic State West Africa Province

operations against oil theft in Niger Delta ⓘ
hasRole air warfare ⓘ
internal security support ⓘ
land warfare ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
peacekeeping operations ⓘ
hasTrainingInstitution Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji ⓘ
National Defence College, Nigeria ⓘ
Nigerian Defence Academy ⓘ
headquartersLocation Abuja ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
ministerResponsible Minister of Defence ⓘ
surface form: Minister of Defence of Nigeria
overseenBy Federal Ministry of Defence (Nigeria) ⓘ
participatesIn African Union peace support operations ⓘ
ECOWAS military operations ⓘ
United Nations peace operations ⓘ
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping missions
partOf Government of Nigeria ⓘ
predecessor Nigerian military forces under British colonial rule ⓘ
responsibleFor national defense of Nigeria ⓘ
national security of Nigeria ⓘ
territorial integrity of Nigeria ⓘ
subordinateTo President of Nigeria ⓘ
usesCurrency Nigerian naira ⓘ
worksWith Department of State Services ⓘ
Nigeria Police Force ⓘ
Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of Nigeria → isCommanderInChiefOf → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
Government of Nigeria → controls → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Niger Delta conflict → participant → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian military
Niger Delta conflict → participant → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian security forces
Flag of Nigeria → usedBy → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Boko Haram insurgency → mainBelligerent → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Somalia peacekeeping operations → participant → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria → alsoKnownAs → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Nigerian Air Force → partOf → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armed Forces of Nigeria
Nigerian Air Force → serviceBranchOf → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian military
HK G3 series → usedBy → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
ECOWAS Monitoring Group → hasPart → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
ECOWAS Monitoring Group → hasPart → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armed Forces of Nigeria
Islamic State – West Africa Province → hasOpposingForce → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Chief of the Air Staff (Nigeria) → partOf → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Chief of the Air Staff (Nigeria) → memberOf → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armed Forces Council (Nigeria)
FAL → usedBy → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: FN FAL
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
FGN → hasAgency → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
First Republic of Nigeria → wasEndedBy → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian military officers
Biafran Air Force → opposedForce → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
Remembrance Arcade → associatedWith → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Sani Abacha military government → controlled → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Provisional Ruling Council of Nigeria → governedBy → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Bama massacre → opposedBy → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Nigerian Military Training College → partOf → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Federal Ministry of Defence → oversees → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Federal Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Nigerian Army → partOf → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armed Forces of Nigeria
Nigerian Army → serviceBranchOf → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armed Forces of Nigeria
Nigerian Army University Biu (nearby influence) → affiliation → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Nigerian Army University Biu
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Nigerian Defence Academy (permanent site nearby) → operatedBy → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Nigerian Defence Academy
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces
Nigerian Defence Academy → affiliation → Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian Armed Forces