Data and fleet analytics
Fatality records, defence budgets, equipment rosters and displacement figures, each with its source. Where sources conflict, both figures are kept.
Total fatalities recorded
44,350
3,409 military / security · 13,763 civilian · 27,178 militant
| Year | Allocated | Actual spend | Currency | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 223,021,861,244 | 215,400,000,000 | NGN | Budget Office of the Federation (Nigeria) |
| 2010 | 232,044,871,801 | 228,100,000,000 | NGN | Budget Office of the Federation (Nigeria) |
| 2012 | 332,267,959,469 | 318,500,000,000 | NGN | Budget Office of the Federation (Nigeria) |
| 2013 | 339,790,000,000 | 324,200,000,000 | NGN | Budget Office of the Federation (Nigeria) |
| 2014 | 349,707,339,871 | 335,800,000,000 | NGN | Budget Office of the Federation (Nigeria) |
| 2015 | 375,497,219,431 | 358,100,000,000 | NGN | Budget Office of the Federation (Nigeria) |
| 2016 | 443,000,000,000 | 410,500,000,000 | NGN | Dataphyte |
| 2017 | 465,400,000,000 | 441,200,000,000 | NGN | Dataphyte |
| 2018 | 576,310,000,000 | 542,800,000,000 | NGN | Dataphyte |
| 2019 | 589,900,000,000 | 560,400,000,000 | NGN | Dataphyte |
| 2020 | 900,000,000,000 | 840,100,000,000 | NGN | Dataphyte |
| 2021 | 900,400,000,000 | 865,000,000,000 | NGN | Dataphyte |
| 2022 | 2,410,000,000,000 | 2,180,000,000,000 | NGN | Vanguard |
| 2023 | 1,192,141,212,956 | 1,090,000,000,000 | NGN | Vanguard |
| 2024 | 3,850,000,000,000 | 3,420,000,000,000 | NGN | Modern Ghana |
| 2025 | 3,100,000,000,000 | 2,950,000,000,000 | NGN | BudgIT Foundation |
| 2026 | 3,154,000,000,000 | 2,890,000,000,000 | NGN | Vanguard |
| Date | Region | IDPs | Cause | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-31 | National (UNHCR, all causes) | 1,188,018 | Mixed conflict & displacement drivers | UNHCR Nigeria Operational Portal |
| 2015-02-01 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 1,235,294 | Boko Haram insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2015-12-31 | National (UNHCR, all causes) | 2,152,000 | Mixed conflict & displacement drivers | UNHCR Nigeria Operational Portal |
| 2016-02-01 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 1,920,471 | Boko Haram insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2016-10-31 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 1,822,541 | Boko Haram insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2016-12-31 | National (UNHCR, all causes) | 1,957,000 | Mixed conflict & displacement drivers | UNHCR Nigeria Operational Portal |
| 2017-10-31 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 1,713,771 | Boko Haram insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2017-12-08 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 1,702,680 | Boko Haram insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2017-12-31 | National (UNHCR, all causes) | 1,707,000 | Mixed conflict & displacement drivers | UNHCR Nigeria Operational Portal |
| 2018-06-01 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 1,900,000 | Boko Haram insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2018-12-31 | National (UNHCR, all causes) | 2,216,000 | Mixed conflict & displacement drivers | UNHCR Nigeria Operational Portal |
| 2019-11-22 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 2,039,092 | Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2019-12-31 | National (UNHCR, all causes) | 2,583,000 | Mixed conflict & displacement drivers | UNHCR Nigeria Operational Portal |
| 2020-02-01 | Northwest/North-central (IOM DTM) | 379,000 | Northwest banditry/armed conflict | ACAPS |
| 2020-02-15 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 2,046,604 | Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2020-12-31 | National (UNHCR, all causes) | 2,730,000 | Mixed conflict & displacement drivers | UNHCR Nigeria Operational Portal |
| 2021-08-01 | Northwest/North-central (IOM DTM) | 820,000 | Northwest banditry & armed conflict | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2021-12-30 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 2,171,652 | Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2021-12-31 | National (UNHCR, all causes) | 3,228,000 | Mixed conflict & displacement drivers | UNHCR Nigeria Operational Portal |
| 2022-06-01 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 2,197,824 | Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2022-09-01 | Northwest/North-central (IOM DTM) | 1,010,000 | Northwest banditry & armed conflict | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2022-12-31 | National (UNHCR, all causes) | 3,647,000 | Mixed conflict & displacement drivers | UNHCR Nigeria Operational Portal |
| 2023-02-01 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 2,375,661 | Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2023-03-01 | Northwest/North-central (IOM DTM) | 1,190,293 | Northwest/North-central banditry & communal conflict | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2023-12-01 | Northwest/North-central (IOM DTM) | 1,092,196 | Northwest banditry/armed conflict | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2023-12-01 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 2,305,335 | Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2023-12-31 | National (UNHCR, all causes) | 3,399,000 | Mixed conflict & displacement drivers | UNHCR Nigeria Operational Portal |
| 2024-04-01 | Northwest/North-central (IOM DTM) | 1,302,443 | Northwest banditry/armed conflict | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2024-05-01 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 2,271,987 | Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2024-09-01 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 2,255,595 | Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2024-10-01 | Northwest/North-central (IOM DTM) | 1,322,766 | Northwest banditry/armed conflict | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2024-12-01 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 2,252,348 | Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2024-12-31 | National (UNHCR, all causes) | 3,500,000 | Mixed conflict & displacement drivers | UNHCR Nigeria Operational Portal |
| 2025-04-01 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 2,292,477 | Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2025-06-01 | Northwest/North-central (IOM DTM) | 1,385,000 | Northwest banditry & armed conflict | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2025-10-01 | Northeast (IOM DTM) | 2,333,190 | Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency | IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) |
| 2025-10-01 | National (UNHCR, all causes) | 3,560,000 | Mixed conflict & displacement drivers | UNHCR Nigeria Operational Portal |
| Platform | Branch | Category | Origin | In service | On order | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell AH-1Z Viper | air_force | attack helicopter | USA | – | 12 | On order only. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Mi-24/Mi-35 (combined fleet) | air_force | attack helicopter | Russia | 15 | – | Cumulative figure including the Mi-35M/P units logged in this app's event log. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| TAI T129 ATAK | air_force | attack helicopter | Turkey | 6 | – | Confirmed fully delivered (6 of 6) -- this app's event log had logged only 4, now reconciled to 6. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| A-29B Super Tucano | air_force | fighter aircraft | Brazil | 12 | – | Confirmed fully delivered. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Alpha Jet | air_force | fighter aircraft | France | 8 | – | 8 of the original 24 reported active; 1 crashed 12 Jun 2025. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Chengdu F-7/FT-7NI | air_force | fighter aircraft | China | 8 | – | 1 crashed 29 Oct 2025. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| JF-17 Thunder | air_force | fighter aircraft | China/Pakistan | 3 | – | All 3 physically delivered, but independent reporting says the fleet is now largely grounded over reliability/maintenance issues -- only ~1 reported operational as of early 2026. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| M-346FA 'Master' | air_force | fighter aircraft | Italy | 0 | 24 | NONE delivered as of mid-2026 despite being logged in this app's event log as a completed Dec 2025 gain -- see that entry's corrected delivery_status. Only the 3rd airframe had performed its first flight (in Italy) as of late April 2026; deliveries not expected complete until mid-to-late 2026 at the earliest. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| ATR 42 MPA, Citation CJ3, King Air 360ER, DA42/DA62 MPP (ISR fleet) | air_force | transport aircraft | France/USA/Austria | 13 | – | Combined ISR/maritime patrol fleet across several types. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| CASA C-295W | air_force | transport aircraft | Spain | – | 3 | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Dornier 228 | air_force | transport aircraft | Germany | 6 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Falcon 7X / Gulfstream G550 / A330 (VIP fleet) | air_force | transport aircraft | France/USA | 4 | – | Presidential/VIP transport fleet. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Lockheed C-130H | air_force | transport aircraft | USA | 3 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| AW109 (2025 order) | air_force | transport helicopter | Italy | 2 | 8 | Of the 10-unit Jan 2025 order, ~2 confirmed delivered/inducted (16 May 2025); 3 more completed factory acceptance testing Jun-Jul 2026 but not yet delivered; remainder still pending. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| AW189 / AW139 / AW109 (existing fleet) / Bell 412EP / AS332 / EC135 | air_force | transport helicopter | Italy/USA/France | 30 | – | Approximate combined figure across several existing helicopter types, excludes the new AW109 order tracked separately. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Mi-17/Mi-171 (combined) | air_force | transport helicopter | Russia | 6 | – | Includes Mi-171Sh + Mi-171E logged in this app's event log; 1 unit (Mi-171) crashed Aug 2023. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Bayraktar TB2 (NAF, 'Project Guardian') | air_force | uav | Turkey | – | 43 | Announced Dec 2024 with a personnel-training ceremony; no source found confirming the drones themselves have physically arrived in Nigeria or entered service. Do not assume delivered. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| CAIG Wing Loong II | air_force | uav | China | 5 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| CASC CH-3A/CH-4B | air_force | uav | China | 7 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Magnus Sentinel MF-212 | air_force | uav | Hungary | – | 20 | On order only, no delivery evidence found. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Tsaigumi | air_force | uav | Nigeria | – | 6 | Locally developed, on order only. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Yabhon Flash-20 | air_force | uav | UAE | 2 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| BMP-1 / BMP-2 | army | apc ifv | USSR/Czechoslovakia | 62 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| BTR-3U 'Guardian' | army | apc ifv | Ukraine | 47 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| BTR-60/BTR-70 | army | apc ifv | USSR | 24 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| CS/VP3 'Bigfoot' MRAP | army | apc ifv | China | 310 | – | Cumulative across tranches (120 in 2015, 40 in 2018, 100 in 2021, 50 in 2024 per Wikipedia). This app's event log has a 200-unit 2019 entry that doesn't match any of these tranches -- flagged for further verification, not corrected here. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Ezugwu MRAP (all variants) | army | apc ifv | Nigeria | 125 | – | Approximate cumulative figure across multiple locally-built batches. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Isotrex Legion | army | apc ifv | UAE | 60 | – | Recent acquisition; no independent press corroboration found. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Isotrex Phantom II | army | apc ifv | UAE | 24 | – | Only documented on display at NADCEL 2025 per Wikipedia -- unconfirmed whether operationally fielded yet. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| MT-LB | army | apc ifv | USSR (via Poland) | 67 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Mowag Piranha I | army | apc ifv | Switzerland | 110 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Saurer 4K 4FA | army | apc ifv | Austria | 250 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Streit Group Spartan/Warrior/Typhoon | army | apc ifv | Canada/UAE | 237 | – | Cumulative 2017-2022 deliveries per Wikipedia; this app's event log has a 177-unit 2017 tranche logged separately (now marked delivered). | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Type 89 AFV (ZSD-85) | army | apc ifv | China | 60 | – | Wikipedia states delivered in 2021. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| APR-40 / BM-21 Grad / RM-70 MRL | army | artillery | Romania/USSR/Czechoslovakia | 37 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| D-30, D-74, M46, D-20 towed guns | army | artillery | USSR | 191 | – | Approximate combined figure across multiple towed-gun types. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| OTO Melara Mod 56 (105mm) | army | artillery | Italy | 124 | – | Wikipedia notes 200 originally delivered; only 124 currently listed in service. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Palmaria SPH | army | artillery | Italy | 25 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| SH-5 / SH-2 self-propelled howitzer | army | artillery | China | 15 | – | Approximate, 15+. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| MD 530F Cayuse Warrior | army | attack helicopter | USA | – | 12 | Wikipedia cites a total of 36 'planned' -- treat as largely aspirational; only 12 are on a confirmed order. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Magnus MF-212 | army | attack helicopter | Hungary | – | 3 | On order only, no delivery evidence found. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| T-54/T-55 MBT | army | tank | USSR | 100 | – | Legacy stock; unclear how many are still operational. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| T-72AV MBT | army | tank | Russia/USSR | 10 | – | Approximate figure. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| T-72M1 MBT | army | tank | Russia/USSR | 31 | – | Approximate figure. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| VT-4 Main Battle Tank | army | tank | China | 17 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Vickers Mk3 MBT ('Eagle') | army | tank | UK | 172 | – | Legacy stock (1980s/90s acquisition); unclear how many are still operational. Some of this stock was lost at Metele in 2018 -- see the equipment event log. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Bell UH-1 Iroquois | army | transport helicopter | USA | 2 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Aerosonde Mk4.7 | army | uav | USA | – | – | Quantity unspecified in source. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Bayraktar TB2 (Army, original batch) | army | uav | Turkey | 6 | – | Original 2022-trained/2023-delivered batch, distinct from the Air Force's 43-unit 'Project Guardian' expansion. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Ziyan Blowfish A2 | army | uav | China | – | – | Quantity unspecified in source. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Andoni class | navy | naval vessel | Nigeria | 5 | 2 | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Centenary class (Type 056) | navy | naval vessel | China | 2 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Ekpe class / Siri class | navy | naval vessel | Germany/France | 0 | – | Inactive/decommissioned; kept in the roster for reference, not counted as active capability. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| LST-100 (NNS Kada) | navy | naval vessel | UAE | 1 | 1 | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Lerici class minehunter | navy | naval vessel | Italy | 2 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| MEKO 360 (NNS Aradu) | navy | naval vessel | Germany | 1 | – | Currently in refit at Dearsan, Turkey. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Manta class | navy | naval vessel | Malaysia | 22 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Nguru / Dorina / Okpoku (OCEA) classes | navy | naval vessel | France | 16 | – | Combined figure across several OCEA-built patrol boat classes. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| OPV 76 | navy | naval vessel | Turkey | – | 2 | Under construction. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Sagbama class | navy | naval vessel | China | 2 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Shaldag class | navy | naval vessel | Israel | 5 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Thunder class OPV (ex-USCG Hamilton) | navy | naval vessel | USA | 2 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Zaria class | navy | naval vessel | Malaysia | 4 | – | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) | |
| Westland Lynx Mk.89 / AW109 / AW139 (Naval Air Wing) | navy | transport helicopter | UK/Italy | 19 | – | Combined figure across the Naval Air Wing's helicopter types. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| ALTI Transition, ADS Aerostar, AR-500B, RemoEye 002B (UAVs) | navy | uav | South Africa/Israel/China/South Korea | 25 | – | Approximate combined figure across several naval UAV types, 25+. | Wikipedia (Nigerian military equipment lists) |
| Date | Item | Qty | Supplier | Status | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | JF-17 Thunder Block II (fleet grounded) (loss) | – | China | Fleet-wide grounding over reported structural and engine issues; quantity affected not specified in available reporting. | Global Defense Corp | |
| 2025-12-19 | M-346FA fighter jet | 24 | Italy | ordered | Replacement programme for grounded Chinese-made JF-17 Block II fleet. CORRECTED: this was logged as a completed acquisition but NONE of the 24 aircraft had been delivered as of mid-2026. Only the 3rd airframe had performed its first flight (in Italy, in full NAF livery) as of late April 2026; deliveries are structured in four tranches of six and are not expected complete until mid-to-late 2026 at the earliest. | Leonardo S.p.A. (Official Disclosures) |
| 2025-01-15 | AW-109 helicopter | 10 | Italy | partial delivery | Part of a reported EUR 1.2 billion Italian defence package; phased delivery into early 2026. Of the 10-unit Jan 2025 order, ~2 confirmed delivered/inducted (16 May 2025); 3 more completed factory acceptance testing Jun-Jul 2026 but had not yet been delivered as of that reporting; remainder still pending. | Military Africa |
| 2024-12-19 | Bayraktar TB2 armed drone ('Project Guardian' expansion) | 43 | Turkey | ordered | Baykar; expanded order announced Dec 19 2024 under 'Project Guardian'. Dec 2024 announcement and a personnel-training/winging ceremony are confirmed; no source found confirming the drones themselves have physically arrived in Nigeria or entered service, despite one report stating delivery was 'due' Jan 2025. Do not assume delivered. | Punch |
| 2024-09-03 | T-129 ATAK attack helicopter | 6 | Turkey | delivered | TAI/AgustaWestland; contract signed Jul 2022; first batch (2) delivered Nov 2023, second batch (2) delivered Sep 3 2024, Makurdi. Quantity corrected from a previously-logged 4 to the confirmed total order/delivery of 6 (batch 1: 2 units Nov 2023; batch 2: 2 units Sep 2024; remaining 2 entered service by ~Jan 2025). | Military Africa |
| 2023-10-01 | Bayraktar TB2 armed drone system | 6 | Turkey | delivered | Baykar; initial system of 6 UCAVs + 2 ground control stations, photos released Aug 20 2023, delivery slated Oct 2023. | Army Recognition |
| 2023-08-14 | Mi-171 helicopter (loss) | 1 | Crashed on a casualty-evacuation mission near Chukuba village, Shiroro LGA, Niger State; approx. 24 killed. | Al Jazeera | ||
| 2023-06-30 | Damen LST 100 landing ship tank (hull 2 / sister ship) | 1 | Netherlands | ordered | Follow-on contract awarded to Damen Shipyards Group in mid-2023 for a second 100-meter landing ship tank to give the Nigerian Navy dedicated amphibious sealift redundancy in the Gulf of Guinea. | Damen Shipyards Group |
| 2023-06-06 | MEKO 360 frigate (NNS Aradu) comprehensive modernization & refit | 1 | Turkey | ordered | Nigerian Navy signed major contract with Dearsan Shipyard Turkey on June 6, 2023, to undertake complete structural, mechanical, radar, and combat management system overhaul of the Navy flagship MEKO 360 frigate NNS Aradu (F89). | Dearsan Shipyard (Official) |
| 2022-04-19 | Super Mushak trainer aircraft (loss) | 1 | Kaduna. | Leadership (Nigeria) | ||
| 2022-04-14 | Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter | 12 | United States | ordered | US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) package approved by State Department; contract execution through Bell Textron. Includes 12 AH-1Z aircraft, 28 T-700 GE 401C engines, 2,000 APKWS laser guidance sections, AN/AAQ-30 TSS targeting sights, and M197 20mm cannon systems. | US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) |
| 2021-11-03 | Dearsan OPV 76 offshore patrol vessel (P203 & P204) | 2 | Turkey | partial delivery | Contract signed Nov 2021 between Nigerian Navy and Dearsan Shipyard (Istanbul) for two 76.8-meter offshore patrol vessels. Armed with 76mm Leonardo Super Rapid gun, 40mm Leonardo cannon, 2x12.7mm STAMP remote weapon stations, and SAM launch capability. Keel laid 2022; first hull (P203) launched Oct 2023, second hull (P204) launched Feb 2024. | Dearsan Shipyard (Official) |
| 2021-07-18 | Alpha Jet (loss) | 1 | Reported shot down by 'bandits' in Zamfara State; pilot Fl. Lt. Abayomi Dairo ejected safely. | Council on Foreign Relations | ||
| 2021-05-20 | JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter | 3 | Pakistan | delivered | Pakistan Aeronautical Complex; first aircraft arrived Mar 21 2021, formal induction/handover May 20-21 2021, Makurdi. All 3 physically delivered, but independent reporting says the fleet has since been largely grounded over technical/reliability issues -- only ~1 aircraft reported operational as of early 2026. 'Delivered' here refers to physical handover, not current operational status. | Global Defense Corp |
| 2021-03-31 | Alpha Jet (NAF475) (loss) | 1 | Boko Haram (Shekau faction) released video claiming a shoot-down; NAF disputed the claim, calling it a possible accident. Wreckage found in Sambisa Forest about a year later. | Leadership (Nigeria) | ||
| 2021-03-01 | Leonardo AW109SP / AW139 maritime naval helicopters | 2 | Italy | delivered | Dedicated maritime utility and search-and-rescue helicopters assigned to the Nigerian Navy Air Wing (101 Squadron, Naval Air Station Ojo, Lagos) for embarkation on NNS Kada and P18N OPVs. | Military Africa |
| 2021-02-21 | King Air 350 (loss) | 1 | Destroyed, Abuja; 7 dead, including Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru. | Leadership (Nigeria) | ||
| 2020-12-09 | Kia KLTV-181 tactical vehicle + Toyota Land Cruiser 'technical' (loss) | 2 | Captured by ISWAP (Amaq media release) in the Alagarno forest-Timbuktu triangle, Borno; the KLTV-181 had only recently been delivered to the Nigerian Army earlier in 2020. | Global Upfront | ||
| 2020-11-10 | CAIG Wing Loong II & CASC CH-4B armed reconnaissance UCAVs | 8 | China | delivered | Induction of medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) armed reconnaissance drones equipped with satellite datalinks and laser-guided missiles/bombs. Operated by 107 Air Maritime Group (Benin) and 401 Flying Training School (Kaduna) for maritime and theater strike. | Military Africa |
| 2020-04-08 | NORINCO heavy armor package (17x VT-4 MBT, ST-1 tank destroyer, SH-2 SPH) | 37 | China | delivered | Major government-to-government armored fighting vehicle package with China North Industries Corp (NORINCO). Delivered to Apapa Port, Lagos in April 2020; included 17 VT-4 Main Battle Tanks, ST-1 105mm wheeled tank destroyers, and SH-2 / SH-5 122mm/105mm truck-mounted howitzers. Deployed directly to Northeast theater. | Defense News |
| 2020-02-06 | Mi-171E helicopter (modernized) | 2 | Russia | delivered | Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant; second unit arrived Dec 2 2019 (NAF Makurdi, via Il-76), induction ceremony Feb 6 2020, Abuja. | DefenceWeb |
| 2019-12-09 | Damen LST 100 landing ship tank (NNS Kada, LST 1314) | 1 | Netherlands | delivered | 100-meter amphibious landing ship tank built at Albwardy Damen shipyard in Sharjah, UAE. Handed over March 2022, arrived Lagos May 2022 and commissioned into active fleet. Features roll-on/roll-off capability, 25-ton deck crane, helicopter deck, and accommodation for 235 embarked troops. | Damen Shipyards Group |
| 2019-11-18 | Ezugwu MRAP (locally built) | 28 | Nigeria | partial delivery | Nigerian-made; ordered 2019, with a further 52 ordered later. 28 ordered Nov 2019; first batch of 25 actually delivered/handed over Dec 2019. | Overt Defense |
| 2019-01-02 | Mi-35 attack helicopter (loss) | 1 | Destroyed, Damasak, Borno; 5 dead. | Leadership (Nigeria) | ||
| 2019-01-01 | NORINCO CS/VP3 'Bigfoot' MRAP | 200 | China | Delivered in tranches 2015-2021, including a batch of 50 seen in 2021 alongside 30 Dongfeng Mengshi 4x4s. UNRESOLVED: no source found confirming a 200-unit delivery specifically in 2019 -- Wikipedia's roster breakdown shows tranches of 120 (2015), 40 (2018), 100 (2021), 50 (2024), none matching this logged 200-unit/2019 entry. Flagged for manual re-verification rather than corrected or delivery-audited here. | Military Africa | |
| 2018-11-18 | 'Eagle' battle tanks + APC (Metele base overrun) (loss) | 7 | ISWAP overran the Metele base (Guzamala LGA, Borno) and captured/destroyed 6 tanks + 1 APC in the initial attack; a further tank and gun truck were lost in a follow-up evacuation ambush around Nov 24, 2018. ISWAP claimed 'four tanks' carted away plus vehicles/ammo. | Punch | ||
| 2018-09-28 | F-7NI jet (mid-air collision) (loss) | 2 | Two aircraft, mid-air collision, Abuja. | Leadership (Nigeria) | ||
| 2018-04-01 | Mi-35M/Mi-35P attack helicopter | 4 | Russia | delivered | 6 ordered 2014, additional 12 ordered Sep 2015 (contract confirmed Oct 2019); 2 delivered Dec 2016, 2 more Apr 2018. 4 of a 12-unit order delivered (2 in Dec 2016, 2 in Apr 2018) -- the order was only partially fulfilled overall; this logged event covers the 4 confirmed-delivered units. | DefenceWeb |
| 2018-01-29 | OCEA OSV 190 SC hydrographic survey vessel (NNS Lana, A499) | 1 | France | delivered | 60-meter high-technology hydrographic survey and oceanographic research vessel built by OCEA SA in Saint-Nazaire, France. Delivered Dec 2020, arrived Lagos May 2021. Equipped with deep-water multibeam echo sounders, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), and survey launch. | Naval News |
| 2017-08-02 | A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft | 12 | United States | delivered | FMS via Sierra Nevada Corp/Embraer; contract finalized Nov 2018; first batch of 6 delivered/handed over Kano, Jul 22 2021; second batch before end of 2021. | GovConWire |
| 2017-07-06 | Agusta 109 (loss) | 1 | Borno River. | Leadership (Nigeria) | ||
| 2017-06-01 | Streit Group Warrior/Typhoon/Spartan armored personnel carriers | 177 | United Arab Emirates | delivered | Streit Group, manufactured 2016; first batch delivered to the Nigerian Army. | Military Africa |
| 2017-06-01 | OCEA FPB 72 Mk II & FPB 98/110 fast patrol craft flotilla | 12 | France | delivered | Flotilla of high-speed aluminum patrol craft delivered in batches 2017-2024 by OCEA SA (France): 8x FPB 72 Mk II (24-meter) and 4x FPB 98 / 110 (32-to-35-meter). Primary interdiction platforms for Operation Delta Sanity and Eastern/Western Naval Commands. | Naval News |
| 2016-11-15 | AgustaWestland AW101 (loss) | 1 | Makurdi. | Leadership (Nigeria) | ||
| 2016-01-01 | MRAP vehicles (US surplus donation) | 24 | United States | delivered | AFRICOM donation; an additional 8 units were reported in process at ~$7.4M. Date corrected from a previously-logged 2018 to 2016, per AFRICOM's own donation announcement and TheCable's contemporaneous coverage. | US Africa Command (AFRICOM) |
| 2015-10-10 | F-7NI jet (loss) | 1 | Destroyed, Kaduna. | Leadership (Nigeria) | ||
| 2015-08-29 | Dornier 228 (loss) | 1 | Destroyed, Kaduna; 7 dead. | Leadership (Nigeria) | ||
| 2015-01-01 | Mi-171Sh transport helicopter | 6 | Russia | delivered | Rosoboronexport/Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant; order announced Sep 2014, 6 delivered 2015. | Shephard Media |
| 2014-09-27 | Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie wheeled AFV + APC (loss) | 2 | Captured by Boko Haram near Konduga, Borno, prior to Sep 27 2014 (initially misreported in some press as a T-55 tank). | Council on Foreign Relations | ||
| 2012-04-18 | CSOC P18N stealth offshore patrol vessel (NNS Centenary & NNS Unity) | 2 | China | delivered | Federal Executive Council approved $168M contract with China Shipbuilding & Offshore International (CSOC) in April 2012 for two 95-meter, 1,800-ton stealth offshore patrol vessels (Type 056 hull lineage). Armed with 76mm main gun, 2x30mm cannon, helicopter deck. NNS Centenary delivered 2015; NNS Unity completed at Naval Dockyard Lagos and commissioned 2016. | China Shipbuilding & Offshore International (CSOC) |