Spartan Mk III infantry mobility vehicle

Conflict Usage

Boko Haram Insurgency

Side: Nigerian government and allied forcesRole: Protected troop mobility for counter-insurgency operationsprotected mobility

HumAngle reported a Spartan Mk III variant in the Nigerian Army's northeast theatre during Operation Tura Takai Bango in January 2021; IPIS separately lists Spartan Mk III among materiel in service with or recovered from Boko Haram factions, so this entry treats insurgent possession evidence as a source caveat rather than confirmed sustained operation.

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