The 2 Division, Nigerian Army is a division, active since the colonial era. Its headquarters are now at Ibadan in the South-West. The current and 47th General Officer Commanding (GOC) is Major General Chinedu Nnebeife.
Operations
The division is "charged with the responsibility of securing its Area of Responsibility (AOR) covering the South Western flank of Nigeria and also ensuring that the borders located in its AOR are secured. The division is a mechanized infantry (sic: formation) with affiliated combat support and combat service support units."
At the start of the Nigerian Civil War, the 2 Division was responsible for the beating back of the Biafran Army to the River Niger.
The division perpetrated the Asaba massacre under the command of Murtala Muhammed on October 5-7 1967.
Structure
The division previously included:
GOCs
- Colonel Murtala Muhammed (1967 â June 1968)
- Brigadier Sani Abacha (January 1984 â August 1985)
- Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (1996âÂÂ1997)
- Brigadier General Jude Egbudom (acting) (2015 â 8 July 2016)
- Major General Kasimu Abdulkarim (8 July 2016 â 2017)
- Major General C.M. Abraham (2017 â 16 January 2018)
- Major General Okwudili Fidelis Azinta (16 January 2018 â 23 July 2019)
- Major General Anthony Omozoje (23 July 2019 â 12 March 2021)
- Major General Gold Chibuisi (12 March 2021 â 12 August 2022)
- Major General Aminu Chinade (12 August 2022 â 31 January 2023)
- Major General Mohammed Usman (31 January 2023 â 13 July 2023)
- Major General Valentine Okoro (13 July 2023 â 23 August 2023)
- Major General Bamidele Alabi (23 August 2023 â 14 March 2024)
- Major General Obinna Onubogu (14 March 2024 â 19 August 2025)
- Major General Chinedu Nnebeife (19 August 2025 â Present)
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