Unit Name: | Nigerian Army Infantry Corps |
Dates: | 1958-Present |
Country: | Nigeria |
Type: | Infantry |
Role: | Infantry |
Garrison: | Jaji, Nigeria |
Colors Label: | Colours |
Ceremonial Chief Label: | Colonel in Chief |
Colonel Of The Regiment Label: | Director of Infantry |
Notable Commanders: | Mamman Jiya Vatsa |
Identification Symbol Label: | Arm Badge |
The Nigerian Army Infantry Corps is the infantry corps of the Nigerian Army and includes regular and reserve force regiments. The unit's headquarters are at Jaji, Nigeria. The Corps is headed by the Commander, Infantry Corps Center (ICC).
It came into being in April 1958 when some Nigerians and British instructors were moved from the West Africa Command Training School at Teshie in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) to Dalet Barracks in Kawo, Kaduna. The barracks was used by the Nigeria Regiment and the unit became the Nigerian Military Forces Training College (NMFTC).[1]
The Infantry Corps Centre (ICC) is a unit of the corps, administered by the Nigerian Army School of Infantry and responsible for the basic training and advanced training of soldiers and officers joining the infantry.
The Nigerian Army School of Infantry (NASI) is a unit of the corps, responsible for the basic training and advanced training of soldiers and officers joining the infantry. It is part of the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). The School of Infantry's Nature Conservation Education Centre. The NASI Conservation Education Centre was established with the aim of creating awareness about conservation among troops and families of soldiers within the Jaji Military Cantonment.[2] Notable alumni include: Anthony Atolagbe, Ibrahim Attahiru, Faruk Yahaya, and Akintunde Akinsehinwa. NASI was the largest single-service school.[3]