Following the letter today August 4, 2023 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Senate for Military Intervention in Niger Republic, over the recent coup d’etat in the country, there is high probability of military confrontation between Nigeria and Niger.
Below is comparison between the two forces
Niger Military (Army & Airforce)
World Rank: 119 out of 145
Total Military Personnel – 13,000
Tanks – 0
Armoured Vehicles – 728
Self-Propelled Artillery – 0
MLRS (Rocket Artillery) – 0
Towed Artillery – 0
Aircraft total – 16
Fighter Jets – 0
Helicopters – 7
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Nigeria Military (Army & Airforce)
World Rank: 36 out of 145
Total Military Personnel – 215,000
Tanks – 177
Armoured Vehicles – 15,748
Self-Propelled Artillery – 30
MLRS (Rocket Artillery) – 37
Towed Artillery – 339
Aircraft total – 144
Fighter Jets – 38
Helicopters – 67
