BREAKING: PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES MAJOR EXPANSION OF NIGERIAN ARMY TO 12 DIVISIONS, AUTHORIZES RECRUITMENT OF 28,000 TROOPS

_New Force Structure Aims to Strengthen National Security, Complete by December 2026_

*ABUJA*

President *Bola Ahmed Tinubu* has approved a sweeping restructuring and expansion of the *Nigerian Army*, increasing its operational formations to *12 Divisions* and authorizing the recruitment of *28,000 additional personnel*.

The reform is designed to enhance the Army’s capacity to respond to security challenges nationwide and improve command and control across all geopolitical zones.

*FULL LIST OF THE 12 ARMY DIVISIONS*

Under the new structure, each Division will have responsibility for specific states:

1.  *1 Division – Kaduna*: Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa States

2.  *2 Division – Ibadan*: Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo States

3.  *3 Division – Jos*: Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe States

4.  *5 Division – Makurdi*: Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi States

5.  *6 Division – Port Harcourt*: Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River States

6.  *7 Division – Maiduguri*: Borno, Yobe States

7.  *8 Division – Sokoto*: Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara States

8.  *9 Division – Ilorin*: Kwara, Niger States

9.  *10 Division – Jalingo*: Taraba, Adamawa States

10. *81 Division – Lagos*: Lagos, Ogun States

11. *82 Division – Enugu*: Enugu, Anambra, Abia, Ebonyi, Imo States

12. *83 Division – Benin City*: Edo, Delta, Bayelsa States

*IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE*

The Army Headquarters says the implementation will run in *two phases*:

- *Phase 1 – To be completed by September 2026*:  

  Establishment of the new *5 Division, 9 Division, and 10 Division*, along with the reorganization of existing formations.

  

- *Phase 2 – To be completed by December 2026*:  

  Establishment of the new *83 Division* and further reorganization of commands.

The recruitment of *28,000 additional personnel* will run concurrently to adequately man the new and restructured formations.

Military analysts say the expansion reflects the administration’s commitment to *decentralize operations, reduce response time, and bring security closer to the people*.

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