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![[Nigerian Defence Forces]](../images/n/ng^armf.gif)
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by Zoltan Horvath, 9 August 2024
The Nigerian Defence Forces flag has three horizontal stripes of the same width: red, marine blue and cyan. It is used in a plain version, and also with two concentric circles in the centre containing the Nigerian Defence Force badge.
Flag with the badge:
There are two concentric circles covering the three stripes. The central
circle is the big one with the badge of the Nigerian Defence Force:
Bordering the central circle, there is another concentric circle, formed by small white circles with a green background (National flag colours).
The plain Nigerian Defence Force flag flies at military barracks, all across the country, and they have their property walls painted in stripes with the same three colours.
The flag with the badge is less common, but it can be seen flying
at "Ship House" housing the Ministry of Defence in the capital, Abuja.
Santiago Tazon, 23 May 2001
This looks like a tri-service flag, with colours representing, from top to
bottom, the Army, Navy and Air Force.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 May 2001
The Flag of Armed Forces follows the British colonial heritage, its flag is red, dark blue and light
blue in horizontal stripes. Each stripe represents branches of Armed Forces, red for the Army, dark blue for
the Navy, and light blue for the Air Force. The ratio is 1:2.
Zoltan Horvath, 9 August 2024
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Zoltan Horvath, 9 August 2024
Flag of Armed Forces Headquarters based on Armed Forces flag, but its emblem is placed in the center of
the flag. The ratio is 1:2.
Photo: https://www.primebusiness.africa...
(second from left)
Emblem: https://www.facebook.com/DefenceInfoNG
Zoltan Horvath, 9 August 2024
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Randy Young, 13 August 2016
The Army Headquarters use a flag with three vertical stripes: red, black
and red (all with the same width). In the central black stripe there is a
yellow eagle with unfolded wings over a six pointed yellow star (with a shadow
3D effect like in the points of
the star found on the flag of NATO) above a scroll. It can be seen
flying at the National Army Headquarters on Victoria Island in Lagos.
Santiago Tazón, 23 May 2001
![[Nigeria - Chief of Staff of the Army]](../images/n/ng^chief.gif)
image by Victor Lomantsov, 10 March 2002
A green square flag with national coat of arms in
the centre and three red six-pointed
stars (Source: article by Emil Dreyer in
Gaceta de banderas, [gdb] No. 6 "Un funcionario de la embajada de Nigeria en Berna nos
proporciona los datos del guion de dicho militar de alto rango: cuadrado,
verde, el escudo de armas nacional, con todos sus esmaltes, y tres estrellas
rojas de seis puntas, dos a los lados y una arriba"
Victor Lomantsov, 10 Mar 2002
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Zoltan Horvath, 9 August 2024
While doing some research online on another topic, I
stumbled across a photograph from June 2015 showing what appears to be the rank
flag of a three-star Lieutenant-General in the Nigerian Army. The photograph
here shows the outgoing Nigerian Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General
Azubuike Ihejirika, handing a flag to Major General Tobiah Jacob Minimah, the
incoming Army Chief of Staff. The flag appears to have the same pattern of the
Army Headquarters shown above but with the addition
of three six-pointed gold stars in the canton. It makes sense that this
flag would be a rank flag for the three-star lieutenant-general, as Major
General Minimah was promoted to lieutenant-general in order to assume the title
of Chief of Staff. We know that the flag is not the flag of the
Army Chief of Staff, because we already show that one and it
might be the green one on the table behind Lieutenant General Ihejirika.
Randy Young, 13 Aug 2016
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Zoltan Horvath, 9 August 2024
Flag of Defence Staff based on Armed Forces Headquarters flag, but its emblem is placed in the center of
the flag, ring of stars is removed from the Armed Forces HQ emblem. The ratio is 1:2.
Images of the flag:
https://radionigeria.gov.ng...
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-68679688
Zoltan Horvath, 9 August 2024
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Zoltan Horvath, 9 August 2024
Flag of Chief of Defence Staff based on flag of Defence Staff, but four six-pointed yellow stars are
placed on the red stripe at the hoist. The ratio is 1:2.
Images of the flag:
https://www.facebook.com...
https://dailypost.ng/2023/11/06/dont-let-our-nation-down-cds-tells-troops/
https://militainmentnews.com.ng...
Zoltan Horvath, 9 August 2024