Barracks: The History Behind Those Names (Part 4)
By
Dr. Nowa Omoigui
...continued from Barracks: The History Behind Those Names (Part 3)
In the first three installments, we reviewed the history behind the names of US Army, AirForce, Naval and Marine Barracks. In this penultimate installment we shall discuss British Barracks, very briefly touch on Ghanaian Barracks and then introduce Nigerian Barracks. In the fifth and final installment, we shall discuss the names of Nigerian Barracks in depth, and then conclude with some observations and recommendations which tie in and learn lessons from all the examples we have used from other countries, taking Nigeria's peculiarities into account.
BRITISH BARRACKS
Since the Nigerian Army was created by the British, and early traditions were established by British officers, a review of naming practices for British Barracks is pertinent. This could be a template for evaluating the evolution of Nigerian Barrack naming practice. The Minister of Defence, for example, expressed fondness for the colonial era practice of naming Nigerian Barracks after campaigns of the West African Frontier Force, rather than individuals. It would be interesting, therefore, to determine whether the British practiced what they preached in the colonies.
Because of its extensive and well-documented military history, researching the historical and geographical maze of British Army Barracks can be a daunting task. It is to be noted, however, that potentially naming Barracks after fallen heroes and campaigns is not the only way that the British memorialize servicemen and women or other contributors to war efforts. Memorials in Britain are commonly constructed outdoors in the civilian parts of various towns and cities, inside Regimental chapels, inside various military barracks, cottage homes and public schools. Books and furniture are often inscribed with war memorabilia.
Let us begin by understanding the way British Army is currently organized. HQ Land Command is located at Erskine Barracks, Wilton near Salisbury. The 2nd Division has its headquarters in Edinburgh. The 3rd (UK) Division headquarters are based in Bulford/Tidworth. The 4th Division has its headquarters at Aldershot. The 5th Division has its headquarters at Copthorne Barracks, Shrewsbury. The London District has its headquarters at Horse Guards.
The main elements of the British Army include:
1. Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) and Household
Cavalry
2. Infantry
3. The Special Air Service Regiment
4. Army Air Corps
5. Royal Regiment of Artillery
6. Royal Engineers
7. Royal Signals
8. Intelligence Corps
9. Royal Army Chaplain's Department
10. Royal Logistics Corps
11. Royal Army Medical Corps
12. Royal Army Dental Corps
13. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
14. Adjutant General's Corps
15. Royal Army Veterinary Corps
16. Small Arms School Corps
17. Army Physical Training Corps
18. Queen Alexandra's Army Nursing Corps
In England, Barracks include Tidworth Barracks, Windsor Barracks, Salamanca Barracks, Moore Barracks, Berwick Barracks, Ravensdowne Barracks, Brookwood Barracks, Seton Barracks, Colchester Barracks, Brompton Barracks, Ashdown Barracks, Shorncliffe Barracks, Chatham Barracks, Deal Barracks, Chattenden Barracks etc. In Greater London area alone there is a bewildering number. They include St. John's Wood Barracks, Knightsbridge Cavalry Barracks, Portman Street Barracks, Chelsea Barracks, Wellington Barracks, Wolseley Barracks, Hyde Park Barracks, Inglis barracks, Regents Park Barracks, SAS barracks, HAC's Barracks, Marine Barracks Kensington Barracks, Territorial Army barracks, Cavalry Barracks, Lascar barracks, Duke of York's Barracks, Horse Guards Barracks in Whitehall, and the Mill Hill Barracks.
In Scotland they include the Redford Cavalry Barracks, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, the largest surviving cavalry barracks in the UK. Others include Dreghorn Barracks, Kilchurn Castle, Fort George, Fort Augustus, Fort William, Ruthven Barracks etc. Some of these have been closed and are of historical interest only.
In Ireland, because of the long period of Irish Republican Army (IRA) related unrest there, British Army Barracks (excluding the Royal Ulster Constabulary) include a great many which have only recently begun to be slowly dismantled. Indeed, at the height of "the troubles", there were 55 different military installations located just within the greater Belfast area. Examples include Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn; Ebrington Barracks, Derry; Drumadd Barracks, Armagh; Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinlar County Down; Lisanelly Barracks Omagh County Tyrone; Palace Barracks, Hollywood County Down; St Patrick's Barracks, Ballymena County Antrim; Alexander Barracks, Aldergrove, County Antrim; Mahon, Portadown, County Armagh; Shackleton Barracks, Derry; Bishops Gate (Masonic Hall) Barracks, Derry; North Howard Street Barracks, Belfast; Fort Jericho, Belfast; Girwood Barracks, Belfast; Musgrave Barracks, Belfast etc. British Army Garrison Camps include Ballykinlar Camp, County Down; Magilligan Camp, County Derry; Kinnegar Camp, Hollywood, County Down; Long Kesh Camp, Lisburn and Moscow Camp, Belfast. The HQ of the Army in Northern Ireland is at Thiepval Barracks in Lisburn.
Royal Irish Regiment Barracks include Steeple Road Barracks, Antrim; Magherafelt Rir Barracks, County Derry; Anderson Centre, Ballykinlar; Saint Angelo Barracks, Enniskillen; Saint Lucia Barracks, Omagh County Tyrone; Malone Barracks Windsor Park Belfast; Cookstown Barracks etc.
Maindy Barracks, in Cardiff, Wales is located in Maindy and is the home headquarters of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (Welsh Cavalry).
WHEN WAS THE FIRST BARRACKS BUILT?
Until the early eighteenth century, British soldiers used to be billeted in homes with private citizens or in rented motels. Barns and inns, however, became insufficient for troop living and sleeping needs. Citizens complained about costs. In addition, desertion was difficult to control. Thus, the very first British barracks were built in Ireland in 1713. But barracks were not constructed in England until 1721. Berwick Barracks was England's first infantry barracks, designed by Mr. Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Construction and maintenance of barrack buildings was initially the responsibility of the Ordnance department until it was disbanded in 1855. Barracks varied in size and design but they were typically organized around a barrack square. Usually overcrowded, troops were allocated only 200-300 cubic feet of air per man. In comparison, prisoners were allocated a minimum of 600 cubic feet of air per man. This state of affairs continued until the sanitation revolution of 1857 swept the military and experience during the Crimean War forced a change in policies.
HOW BRITISH BARRACKS ARE NAMED Royal Marines, Royal Engineers and even Special Forces Barracks are usually named after the Corps at their place of location. Examples include Royal Marine Barracks, Plymouth; Royal Marine Barracks, Chivenor; Royal Marine Barracks, Southsea; Royal Marine Barracks at Chatham, Kent; Royal Marine Barracks, Eastney; Royal Engineers barracks, Chatham or lower Gillingham etc., SAS Barracks in Hereford, SAS Barracks in London etc. Similarly, Royal Artillery Barracks are named geographically, e.g. Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich etc.
Royal Naval Barracks on the other hand, have ships' names. Examples include HMS Drake Armada/Fleet in Devonport; HMS Cambridge etc.
Royal Air Force Barracks are typically named geographically. Examples include RAF Mountbatten, Plymouth; RAF Lakenheath; RAF Chivenor; RAF Instow; RAF Manston, RAF Lossiemouth etc.
British Army barracks, as opposed to Naval or Marine barracks, are named on the basis of various principles, usually depending on the whim of the units resident there at the time of the naming ceremony. This often occurs at the time they are built or undergo a major overhaul. However, once named, it is highly unusual for the name to change - for any reason - although it has happened in a few cases. Interestingly, most Traditional Regimental Barracks are named after very important personalities or concepts associated with the regiment resident there at the time of naming. Examples include Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, Surrey; Buller Barracks, Aldershot; Browning Barracks, Aldershot; Victoria Barracks, Windsor; Wellington Barracks, London; and the Sir John Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe near Folkstone etc. These names carry indisputable weight in British Political and Military History.
HRH The Princess Royal, is none other than Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter. Queen Victoria needs no introduction. The Duke of Wellington commanded British forces at the battle of Waterloo that effectively ended the Napoleonic Wars. We will discuss the others later on in this essay.
Templer Barracks in Ashford is named after a former Intelligence Corps Director. Lieutenant-General Gerald Templer (also known as the "Tiger of Malaya") was High Commissioner and Director of Operations in Malaysia during the Malayan Emergency. He is credited with the counter-insurgency military campaign and 'Hearts and Minds' policy, which defeated the communist Malayan Races Liberation Army. Tactics perfected for the SAS under Templer have since been employed all over the world in low intensity operations designed to isolate insurgents from their base of support while simultaneously introducing reforms that can erode their appeal.
Mercury Barracks in Rothenbach/Birgelen was named after Mercury - messenger of the gods. It was so named by the Royal Corps of Signals. The Corps Cap Badge shows "The figure of Mercury holding a Caduceus in the left hand, the right hand aloft poised with the left foot on a globe all silver above the globe a scroll inscribed 'Certa Cito' and below on each side six laurel leaves all gold, the whole ensigned with the Crown in gold." The Corps motto "Certa Cito" means "Swift and Sure".
Moore Barracks in England was named after Sir John Moore, legislator and soldier. He organized and trained British light infantry units during the Napoleonic wars, and is memorialized as the father of all British special warfare units. He died during the retreat to Corunna in 1809.
Tidworth, Windsor, Knightbridge, Berwick, Ravensdowne, Brookwood, Seton, Aldershot, Catterick and Colchester army barracks/communities are named after their locations. Likewise, Berwick upon Tweed Barracks, which is now a museum and art gallery was originally named after its location. The Royal Engineers Brompton Barracks in Chatham, Kent, was originally named after the hamlet of Brompton which is located in the parish of Gillingham overlooking the Royal dock yard at Chatham. Since 1812, on orders from the Duke of Wellington, it has been the home Barracks for the Royal Corps of Engineers and Royal School of Military Engineering. The corps memorialized its casualties in the Boer War by constructing a huge Victory arch inside the Barracks, listing the names of its dead and the principal battles they took part in. It stands in the parade ground, facing the Crimean arch. Until 1985, Chatham itself was also an important shipbuilding centre and naval base going all the way back to the 17th and 18th centuries. The "new" Redford Infantry and Cavalry Barracks, on the outskirts of Edinburgh was built in 1914 on the former Colinton Farm and is said to have been named after the much older Redford Brookwood Barracks in England. Forts George and William are named for towns in Scotland while Ruthven Barracks is named after a Scottish clan. Fort Jericho in Belfast was named after a similarly named US civil war era Fort along Jericho Creek near the border between Virginia and North Carolina. There is an alternative unconfirmed view that the modern British Barracks that bears its name was named provocatively after the biblical battles of Jericho "Where the walls came tumbling down". The Barrack was closed after the "Good Friday" agreement.
In a major military encampment, say, for example, where a number of different unit barracks are co-located in one area, it used to be the practice that each one would be named after a battle in the same general campaign or area of operations. For example, all the barracks in Tidworth were named after Indian battles and locations like Lucknow, Kandahar, Meerut, Delhi etc. In this setting, new Barracks are named after a significant battle honour or some significant location during the most recent war associated with the particular regiment or corps for whom the barracks is being built. Let us use examples from Aldershot and Catterick to illustrate these principles.
ALDERSHOT
Army Barracks in and around the Aldershot garrison are classified into "Lines" and "Barracks".
Marlborough Lines memorialize John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough, a victor during the War of the Spanish Succession from 1701-1713. Within the Marlborough Lines, Blenheim Barracks was named after his victory at the Battle of Blenheim on 13th August 1704. Lille Barracks was named after his victory at the siege and capture of Lille in October 1708. Malplaquet Barracks was named after the Battle of Malplaquet on 11th September 1709. Oudenarde Barracks was named after his victory at Oudenarde on 11th July 1708. Ramillies Barracks was named in commemoration of his victory at Ramillies on 23rd May 1706. Tournay Barracks is named after the Battle of Tournay fought in May 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Stanhope Lines was named after Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for War from 1886-92. Within Stanhope Lines, Albuhera Barracks was named after Wellington's victory at Albuhera during the Peninsular War in Spain against France on the 16th May 181. Barossa Barracks was named after the Battle of Barrosa in Spain, on the 15th March 1811. Old Buller Barracks was named after General Sir Redvers Buller revered as the 'father' of the Army Service Corps. Buller was the General Officer Commanding at Aldershot from 1898 to 1899 and again in 1900. Corunna Barracks is named after the Battle of Corunna during the Peninsula War on 16th January 1809. Gibralter Barracks commemorates the role of the Royal Engineers during the siege of Gibraltar in 1704. Maida Barracks is named after Wellington's victory at Maida in Italy on 4th July 1806. Mandora Barracks commemorates the Battle of Mandora in Egypt on 13th March 1801. McGrigor Barracks was named after Sir James McGrigor, Surgeon General to the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular War and later Director General of the Army Medical Department from 1815-51.
Guadaloupe Barracks in the area around Bordon and Longmoor was named after the Battle of Guadaloupe on 23 January 1759 during the Seven Years War. Louisberg Barracks is named after Fort Louisberg, an important strategic objective during the French-English War in North America. Britain needed the Fort in order to enable her gain control of the St. Lawrence seaway as the first step in an attack on Quebec. An armada of British Ships took the Fort in June 1758, nearly destroying it in the process. After the capture of Ohio Valley, in 1759 British units under General James Wolfe tried unsuccessfully to take Quebec via an approach from the St. Lawrence seaway. Martinique Barracks was named after the fall of Martinique between 2nd and 10th February 1809. Quebec Barracks is named after the Battle of Quebec between June and September during the Seven Years war with France.
Royal Engineers (RE) Lines were named after the Royal Engineers (RE). Within the RE Lines, St. Lucia Barracks was named after a battle during the American War of Independence in December 1778.
Wellington Lines was renamed in 1891 after the Duke of Wellington. Within it, Beaumont Barracks commemorates a battle during the Napoleonic Wars with France on 26th April 1794. Warburg Barracks is based on the Battle of Warburg that took place on 31st July 1760, during the Seven Years War with France. Willems Barracks was named after the cavalry victory in May 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. Waterloo Barracks commemorate the Battle of Waterloo, which took place on the 18 June 1815. Badajos Barracks celebrates Wellington's victory during the Peninsular War in 1812. The Salamanca Barracks specifically commemorates Wellington's victory at Salamanca on July 22, 1812 during the Peninsula campaign. Wellington successfully occupied Madrid and then tried to advance to seize Burgos, which he failed to lay siege to do as a result of insufficient equipment. This resulted in a terrible retreat, which he described as "The worst scrape". Nevertheless, he eventually prevailed and threw Napoleon out of most of Spain. Talavera Barracks commemorates the battle of Talavera from 27th-28th July 1809.
Montgomery Lines are named after Field Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Colonel Commandant of the Parachute Regiment from 1944 to 1956. Arnhem, Bruneval, Normandy and Rhine Barracks are named after famous airborne operations over Arnhem, Holland from 18th-26th September 1944, Bruneval, near Le Havre, on 27th/28th February 1942, during the Normandy Invasion on 6th June 1944, and the Rhine Crossing of 24th March 1945.
Browning Barracks is named after Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick (Boy) Browning, the first officer appointed as Commander Paratroops and Airborne Troops, October 1941. It was he who introduced the maroon beret as the headdress for the Division and adopted the Pegasus symbol - Bellerophon astride winged Pegasus - as the emblem of British Airborne Forces in general.
The newer Buller Barracks are also named after General Rt Hon Sir Redvers Buller VC, GCB who is regarded as the father of the Army Service Corps (Logistics). General Sir Redvers Buller was also the Commander of British Forces in South Africa (1st Army Corps) during the Boer War until he was superseded by Field Marshal Lord Roberts following successive British defeats in December 1899 and January 1900.
Duchess of Kent Barracks was named after the Women's Royal Army Corps Controller Commandant, HRH the Duchess of Kent.
Hammersley Barracks was named after Major Hammersley. In 1860, he was the first officer appointed to the Army Gymnastic Staff, which gave birth to the modern Army Physical Training Corps.
St Omer Barracks was named after the town of St Omer in France where the General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force was located during the First World War. It is close to the Channel Ports of France at Calais and Dunkerque. It is on the Train route between Arques and Bologne enroute to St. Eloi and Armiens along the River Somme. Contiguous to many World War 1 battlefields like Ypres, Somme, Messines etc., in World War 1 it was a major logistics point, tactical airfield and repair depot as well as strategic reconnaissance airbase for patrols over the north sea coast. During World War 2, it formed part of the perimeter of escaping British Forces at Dunkirk. The uncompleted underground German Wizernes V2 Bunker was later located near St. Omer. Construction began after the destruction of the Watten bunker; but was captured by invading allied troops before it became operational.
Liepzig Barracks was named after the Battle of Leipzig on 18th October 1813, also known as the 'Battle of the Nations'. An army of Austrian, Russian, Prussian and British troops defeated the French Army under Napoleon.
Inkerman Barracks was named after the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War on November 5th 1854.
South Minden, Dettingen, Alma and Frith Barracks are also all named after battles. The former Pinehurst Barracks was re-named Elles Barracks after General Sir Hugh Elles, Commander of the Tank Corps at Cambrai during the First World War. Churchill Barracks was named after Winston Churchill, WW2 British Prime Minister. Iravera Barracks is named after a battle.
CATTERICK
Bourlon Lines as well as Vimy, Marne, Colburn, Cambrai and Alma Barracks at the Catterick Military Community, North Yorkshire, were all named after famous Battles during World War 1. Cambrai Barracks is named after the epic 1st World War battle of November 20th, 1917 when 300 British Mark IV tanks led by Brigadier Hugh Elles, broke through the German Hindenburg Line and almost reached Cambrai in northern France. 'Bourlon Lines' is more specifically named after the famous battle of Bourlon Wood in 1917 during WW1 on the Western Front. The Wood was the left flank of the epoch-making British tank attack at Cambrai. However, ground was lost. Finally, on 27th Sept. 1918, the Canadian Corps decisively carried out an assault river crossing of the Canal Du Nord, overran German defenders at Bourlon Wood, and later seized Cambrai, Denain, Valenciennes and Mons enroute to the Rhine.
OTHERS
Other examples include Peninsula Barracks, Warrington, Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, Goojerat Barracks, Colchester, Trenchard Lines, Upavon, Pewsey, Imphal Barracks, York, Gibraltar Barracks, Blackwater, Camberley, etc. Most might associate the term "peninsula campaign" with Union Major General George B. McClellan's unsuccessful effort in 1862 to end the Confederate rebellion in the US. He tried sailing the Army of the Potomac south to the peninsula between the York and James Rivers in Virginia, from where he planned to assault Richmond, the Confederate capital and end the war. However, in British eyes, the term - also called Peninsula War - refers to a series of events during the first Empire of Napoleon I (1808-13). The French had occupied Portugal and Spain. Therefore, Britain sent General Sir Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington) to the Iberian Peninsula with orders to evict them. Five years later the French were eventually driven out of Spain and back into southern France.
Thiepval Barracks is named after the village of Thiepval in France. It was a key component of the bloody battle of the Somme during World War 1, which started on 1st July, 1916. British, Commonwealth, and Empire soldiers died in thousands trying to break out from Thiepval Wood up the hill towards the fortified Schwaben Redoubt.
Many barracks are simply named after the location in which they are situated. When this happens they are often (but not always) referred to as "Camps", or "Garrisons", rather than Barracks. Examples include Blandford Camp; Longmoor Camp; Lo Wu Camp. Near the city of Salisbury, where the HQ Land Army is based, there are several such "Camps" including Bulford Camp, Larkhill Camp, Marchwood Camp, Netheravon Airfield Camp, Tidworth Camp and Westdown Camp. Waterbeach Barracks in Waterbeach, Cambridge is, however, called a Barrack. In an interesting twist, the Barracks at Brecon in Powys is simply called "The Barracks".
Criteria are often combined. Garats Hay Barracks in Leicestershire is an example, with the Barracks named by location, but blocks and lines within the Barracks are named after Battles and Commanders or other wartime heroes. Other Barracks are named after functional Army Corps regiments, like 11 Signals Regiment barracks and 8 Signals Regiment Barracks.
In Germany, British Armoured Brigades are currently located at Bergen-Hohne, Osnabruck and Paderborn. The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps on the other hand is at the Rheindahlen Garrison. Within the Gütersloh Garrison area, there are several barracks. These include Princess Royal Barracks, Mansergh Barracks, Catterick Barracks, Rochdale Barracks, Hammersmith Barracks, Wentworth Barracks, and Harewood Barracks - a mix of names of personalities and hometowns back in Britain. The german named Lumsden Barracks at Fallingbostel, between Hanover and Hamburg, houses the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment as part of the 7th Armoured Brigade (Desert Rats).
In the case of Barracks in the Ruhr area taken over by 43rd Welsh Division in 1945 (mainly former Luftwaffe flak kasernen) they were named after the hometowns of the Territorial Army regiments in the division. Thus, one can see records of names like Glamorgan Barracks, Duisburg; Wrexham Barracks, Mulheim; Carnarvon Barracks, Dusseldorf; (all of which have been closed).
GHANA
In Ghana, the main Army base in Accra is now called Burma Camp, commemorating the WWll Burma Campaign in which African forces (including Nigerians) served. It used to be known as Giffard Camp, named after General Sir George Giffard who was GOC-in-Chief, West Africa in 1940. He later commanded the 11th Army Group under Mountbatten in Burma from November 1943-44. The name was changed when Ghana became independent. Within Burma camp, there are Barracks - such as the Arakan Barracks, named after the Arakan campaign in Burma. (Interestingly, the Zambia National Defense Headquarters in Lusaka is located in an Army Base that is also called 'Arakan Barracks' - and Nigeria has an Arakan Barracks as well.)
On the other hand, in Ghana, Tamale and Tema Barracks are geographically named. There are also other Barracks in Ghana but they will not be the focus of this essay.
NIGERIA
We will now end the essay by returning to Nigeria to discuss the historical basis of the names of various Barracks in the country.
There are very many Barracks in Nigeria and, as in other countries, some are now disused. Disused Barracks (and Barrack names) will, however, be discussed, particularly if there is some historical value to the discussion. It should be noted that Nigerian Air Force Bases are geographically named, e.g. NAF Base Makurdi, NAF Base Ikeja, NAF Base Abuja, NAF Base Jos etc. Most Naval Barracks are also geographic - although the Tamandu Barracks in Lagos is historical, named after the town of Tamandu in Burma during the WW2 Arakan campaign. Army Barracks and Cantonments include (but are not limited to):
LAGOS, LAGOS STATE
Abalti Barracks
Ikeja Cantonment
Ojo Cantonment
Bonny Camp
Dodan Barracks
An Barracks
Myohaung Barracks
Arakan Barracks
Tego Barracks
Beho Beho Barracks
PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE
Bori Camp
ELELE, RIVERS STATE
Adaka Boro Barracks
ENUGU, ENUGU STATE
Awkunano Barracks
Abakpa Barracks
KANO, KANO STATE
Bukavu Barracks
Janguza Barracks
MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE
Giwa Barracks
Maimalari Barracks
KADUNA, KADUNA STATE
Ribadu Barracks/Cantonment
Kotoko Barracks
Dalet Barracks
Mogadishu Barracks
Colito Barracks
Kalapanzin Barracks
KACHIA, KADUNA STATE
Kachia Barracks
ILORIN, KWARA STATE
Sobi Barracks
ZARIA, KATSINA STATE
Bassawa Barracks
Chindit Barracks
KONTAGORA, NIGER STATE
Fort Nagwamatse
Military Cantonment, Minna
BAUCHI, BAUCHI STATE
Obienu Barracks
ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE
Lafenwa Barracks
BENIN, EDO STATE
Benin (Ekenwan) Barracks
Benin (Ikpoba) Barracks
Benin (S &T) Barracks
AUCHI, EDO STATE
Auchi Barracks
JOS, PLATEAU STATE
Rukuba Cantonment
IBADAN, OYO STATE
Letmauk Barracks
Odogbo Barracks
WARRI, DELTA STATE
Warri (David Ejoor) Barracks
ABUJA
Camp Wu Bassey
Fort IBB (former Fort Obasanjo)
Sani Abacha Barracks
Yakubu Gowon Barracks
Aguiyi-Ironsi Barracks
Gado Nasko Barracks
OTHERS
Zamani Lekwot Barracks
Imani Barracks, Suleja
Katsina Barracks
Keffi Barracks
Okitipupa Barracks
Calabar Barracks
Onitsha Barracks
Makurdi Barracks
Yola Barracks
Sokoto Barracks
Badagry Barracks
Owode Barracks
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