This is a list of wars involving the Federal Republic of Nigeria and its predecessor states.
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Idah war (1515-1516) | Kingdom of Benin | Igala Kingdom | Victory
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Battle of Dahomey (1728) |
Oyo Empire | Dahomey | Victory |
Battle of Atakpamé | Ashanti Empire | Victory
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Battle of Tabkin Kwatto (1804) |
Sultanate of Gobir | Sokoto Caliphate | Decisive Fulani victory |
Fulani War (1804–1808) |
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Hausa Kingdoms | Fulani victory
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Battle of Oyo Ile | Oyo Empire | Nupe | Decisive Oyo victory
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Congo Crisis (1960–1964) |
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Victory
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South African Border War
(1966–1990) |
Military stalemate
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1966 Nigerian coup d'état (1966) |
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Government Victory
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1975 Nigerian coup d'état
(1975) |
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Coup succeeds
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1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt
(1976) |
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Coup fails
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) |
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Victory
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Operation UNICORD (1967) |
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Victory |
Midwest Invasion of 1967 (1967) |
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Victory |
First Invasion of Onitsha
(1967) |
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Biafran victory |
Operation Tiger Claw
(1967) |
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Nigerian victory |
Fall of Enugu (1967) |
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Victory |
Second Invasion of Onitsha (1968) |
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Victory |
Abagana Ambush (1968) |
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Indecisive |
Invasion of Port Harcourt (1968) |
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Victory |
Operation OAU (1968) |
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Defeat |
Operation Hiroshima (1968) |
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Victory |
Siege of Owerri (1968–1969) |
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Defeat |
Operation Leopard (1969) (1969) |
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Victory |
Invasion of Umuahia (1969) |
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Victory |
Operation Tail-Wind
(1970) |
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Decisive Nigerian victory
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Shaba I (1977) |
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Victory
|
Chadian–Libyan conflict
(1978) |
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Inter-African Force |
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Supported by: |
Victory |
1983 Nigerian coup d'état
(1983) |
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Coup succeeds
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Chadian–Nigerian War
(1983) |
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Victory |
1985 Nigerian coup d'état
(1985) |
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Coup succeeds |
First Liberian Civil War (1990–1997) |
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Indecisive (ECOMOG mission successful)
[15]
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Operation Restore Hope[
citation needed]
(1992–1993) |
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United Somali Congress | UN operational success |
Sierra Leone Civil War (1993–2002) |
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Victory
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1998 Monrovia clashes
(1998) |
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Stalemate |
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) |
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Ongoing |
Conflict in the Niger Delta (2004–present) |
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Ongoing
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Operation Juniper Shield
(2007–present) |
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(2017–present) Supported By: (2009–15) (2011–13) ![]()
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Ongoing |
Bakassi conflict
(2009) |
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Ongoing |
Somali Civil War (2009–present) |
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Al-Shabaab
Islamic State in Somalia Supported by: |
Ongoing |
Boko Haram insurgency (2009–present) |
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Ongoing |
2009 Boko Haram uprising
(2009) |
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Violence quelled |
War on terror
(2009) |
Main countries:
Other participant countries:
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Terrorist groups: | Ongoing |
Nigerian bandit conflict(2011–Present) |
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Various gangs
Alleged involvement |
Ongoing |
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present) |
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Ongoing |
Operation Serval part of 2012 Northern Mali conflict and the War on Terror (2013–2014) |
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MNLA |
Islamic militants | Victory |
Military intervention against ISIL (2014–present) |
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Ongoing |
Chibok ambush
(2014) |
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Defeat |
2015 West African offensive
(2015) |
Multinational Joint Task Force STTEP ( foreign mercenaries) [48] [49] |
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Multinational Joint Task Force victory |
Invasion of the Gambia (2017) |
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Victory
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Chad Basin campaign (2018–2020) | Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF)
Self-defense militias [62] |
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Partial Multinational Joint Task Force victory |
Orlu Crisis (16-28 January 2021) |
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Ceasefire Nigerian troops intervention repulsed |
Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria 2021–present |
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Ongoing |
Anambra Ambush (2023) |
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Defeat
Suspected Biafra seperaists victory Ambush Successful |
2023 Nigerien Crisis |
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Supported by: |
Defeat
*French withdrawal in December. |
This is a list of wars involving the Federal Republic of Nigeria and its predecessor states.
Part of a series on the | ||||||||||||||||||
History of Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
Timeline | ||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
Topics | ||||||||||||||||||
By state | ||||||||||||||||||
See also | ||||||||||||||||||
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Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Idah war (1515-1516) | Kingdom of Benin | Igala Kingdom | Victory
|
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Battle of Dahomey (1728) |
Oyo Empire | Dahomey | Victory |
Battle of Atakpamé | Ashanti Empire | Victory
| |
Battle of Tabkin Kwatto (1804) |
Sultanate of Gobir | Sokoto Caliphate | Decisive Fulani victory |
Fulani War (1804–1808) |
![]() |
Hausa Kingdoms | Fulani victory
|
Battle of Oyo Ile | Oyo Empire | Nupe | Decisive Oyo victory
|
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Congo Crisis (1960–1964) |
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Victory
|
South African Border War
(1966–1990) |
Military stalemate
| ||
1966 Nigerian coup d'état (1966) |
![]() |
![]() |
Government Victory
|
1975 Nigerian coup d'état
(1975) |
![]()
|
Coup succeeds
| |
1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt
(1976) |
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|
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Coup fails
|
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) |
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Victory
|
Operation UNICORD (1967) |
![]() |
![]() |
Victory |
Midwest Invasion of 1967 (1967) |
![]() |
![]() |
Victory |
First Invasion of Onitsha
(1967) |
![]() |
![]() |
Biafran victory |
Operation Tiger Claw
(1967) |
![]() |
![]() |
Nigerian victory |
Fall of Enugu (1967) |
![]() |
![]() |
Victory |
Second Invasion of Onitsha (1968) |
![]() |
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Victory |
Abagana Ambush (1968) |
![]() |
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Indecisive |
Invasion of Port Harcourt (1968) |
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Victory |
Operation OAU (1968) |
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Defeat |
Operation Hiroshima (1968) |
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Victory |
Siege of Owerri (1968–1969) |
![]() |
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Defeat |
Operation Leopard (1969) (1969) |
![]() |
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Victory |
Invasion of Umuahia (1969) |
![]() |
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Victory |
Operation Tail-Wind
(1970) |
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Decisive Nigerian victory
|
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Shaba I (1977) |
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Victory
|
Chadian–Libyan conflict
(1978) |
![]()
Inter-African Force |
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Supported by: |
Victory |
1983 Nigerian coup d'état
(1983) |
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Coup succeeds
|
Chadian–Nigerian War
(1983) |
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Victory |
1985 Nigerian coup d'état
(1985) |
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|
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|
Coup succeeds |
First Liberian Civil War (1990–1997) |
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Indecisive (ECOMOG mission successful)
[15]
|
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Operation Restore Hope[
citation needed]
(1992–1993) |
|
United Somali Congress | UN operational success |
Sierra Leone Civil War (1993–2002) |
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Victory
|
1998 Monrovia clashes
(1998) |
![]() Limited involvement:
|
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Stalemate |
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) |
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|
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Ongoing |
Conflict in the Niger Delta (2004–present) |
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Ongoing
|
Operation Juniper Shield
(2007–present) |
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![]() (2007–present) (2012–17)
(2017–present) Supported By: (2009–15) (2011–13) ![]()
|
Ongoing |
Bakassi conflict
(2009) |
![]() Pro-Nigerian militia |
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Ongoing |
Somali Civil War (2009–present) |
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|
Al-Shabaab
Islamic State in Somalia Supported by: |
Ongoing |
Boko Haram insurgency (2009–present) |
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Ongoing |
2009 Boko Haram uprising
(2009) |
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Violence quelled |
War on terror
(2009) |
Main countries:
Other participant countries:
|
Terrorist groups: | Ongoing |
Nigerian bandit conflict(2011–Present) |
![]() Vigilante groups |
Various gangs
Alleged involvement |
Ongoing |
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present) |
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|
![]() |
Ongoing |
Operation Serval part of 2012 Northern Mali conflict and the War on Terror (2013–2014) |
![]()
MNLA |
Islamic militants | Victory |
Military intervention against ISIL (2014–present) |
![]()
|
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ongoing |
Chibok ambush
(2014) |
![]() |
![]() |
Defeat |
2015 West African offensive
(2015) |
Multinational Joint Task Force STTEP ( foreign mercenaries) [48] [49] |
![]()
|
Multinational Joint Task Force victory |
Invasion of the Gambia (2017) |
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Victory
|
Chad Basin campaign (2018–2020) | Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF)
Self-defense militias [62] |
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![]() |
Partial Multinational Joint Task Force victory |
Orlu Crisis (16-28 January 2021) |
![]() |
![]() |
Ceasefire Nigerian troops intervention repulsed |
Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria 2021–present |
![]() |
![]() |
Ongoing |
Anambra Ambush (2023) |
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|
![]() |
Defeat
Suspected Biafra seperaists victory Ambush Successful |
2023 Nigerien Crisis |
![]() Supported by:
|
Supported by: |
Defeat
*French withdrawal in December. |