72nd Special Forces Battalion
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72nd Special Forces Battalion
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The 72nd Special Forces Battalion is a special forces unit of the Nigerian Army. It is stationed at Makurdi. Previously it appears to have been the 72 Paratrooper Battalion; it may have been re-designated circa 2010. There are indications that it may be an independent battalion which may report directly to Defence Headquarters. The 72 Paratrooper Battalion was involved in the events of October 22 to 24, 2001, when several hundred Army soldiers of the Yola Brigade of 3rd Division killed more than
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/72nd_Special_Forces_Battalion
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2024-01-13T06:39:46Z
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