| Unit Name: | 17 Brigade |
| Dates: | 20 February 2018-present |
| Country: |  Nigeria |
| Role: | Internal security |
| Size: | Brigade |
| Command Structure: | 8 Division Nigerian Army Sokoto |
| Garrison: | Katsina |
| Colours: | --> |
| Colours Label: | --> |
| Current Commander: | Brigadier General LT Omoniyi |
| Commander1 Label: | Premier Commander |
| Commander2: | Brigadier General WB Idris |
| Commander2 Label: | 2nd Commander |
| Commander3: | Brigadier General A Bande |
| Commander3 Label: | 3rd Commander |
| Commander4: | Brigadier General EE Emekah |
| Commander4 Label: | 4th Commander |
| Commander5: | Brigadier General IA Ajose |
| Commander5 Label: | 5th Commander |
| Commander6: | Brigadier General OA Fadairo |
| Commander6 Label: | 6th Commander |
| Commander7: | Brigadier General BO Omopariola |
| Commander7 Label: | 7th Commander |
The 17 Brigade is a military formation of the Nigerian Army, which was established on 20 February 2018 for internal security duties.[1]
The 17 Brigade was established in December 2017,[2] but was officially commissioned in February 2018. According to Army chief of staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, the establishment of the 17 Brigade is part of a wider reorganisation of the Nigerian Army.[3]
The Brigade, since inception has so far participated in the following Operations
1. Operation MESA - 2018 till date.
2. Operation LAFIYA DOLE - 2018
3. Operation HARBIN KUNAMA - 2019
4. Operation EGWU EKE III - 2019
5. Operation KATSINA - 2019
6. Operation SWIFT RESPONSE - 2020
7. Operation SAHEL SANITY - 2019 to 2021
8. Operation HADARIN DAJI - 2021 to 2024
9. Operation FOREST SANITY- 2023
10. Operation FASAN YAMMA - 2024
According to Lieutenant General Buratai, the 17 Brigade was established in order to address issues in the North-West Zone and in the Katsina State identified by the Nigerian Army: cattle rustling, armed robbery and armed banditry.[4] Countering such threats includes carrying out public security duties.[5]