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Nigeria NATIONAL SECURITY
Armed Forces: In 1990 armed forces totaled at
least
94,500; components were army, 80,000; navy, 5,000; and air
force,
9,500; no organized reserves; service entirely voluntary.
Major Tactical Units: Army had two mechanized
infantry
divisions, one armored division, and one airborne
division; air
force tactical command had three interceptor/strike
squadrons,
one maritime reconnaissance squadron, and five transport
squadrons. Equipment inventory over 260 aircraft. Navy
equipped
with modern fleet of frigates, corvettes, transports, and
patrol
craft; defended territorial waters and was developing
amphibious
warfare capability.
Major Military Suppliers: Diversified military
procurement sources included Italy, Germany, Britain,
United
States, and Eastern Europe. Small but important domestic
defense
industry.
Military Costs: Between 1977 and 1987, military
spending decreased 80 percent to less than 1 percent of
GNP; in
1990 defense budget N2.19 billion, or about US$277
million.
Security Forces: Size of national police
(Nigeria
Police Force) variously estimated at between 20,000 and
152,000,
organized into seven area commands under Nigeria Police
Council
that included president, chief of staff, minister of
internal
affairs, and police inspector general. Also Port Security
Police
(total about 12,000) and Quick Intervention Force (number
not
known) in each state. Security services reorganized in
1986 into
State Security Service for domestic intelligence, National
Intelligence Agency for foreign intelligence and
counterintelligence, and Defence Intelligence Agency for
military
intelligence.
Data as of June 1991
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