ECOWAS to deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau to help stabilise the country for the second time in a decade following a failed coup early this week. 
In 2012 Nigeria deployed troops to Guinea Bissau after a coup, to help deter the military from intervening in politics and protect political leaders.
In 2017 Nigeria deployed 250 Special Forces troops to Senegal ready to move in Gambia as part of the standby force tasked by ECOWAS to enforce the December 1, 2016 election mandate, which restored Adama Barrow as President.
NNS Unity was pre-deployed to carry out a naval blockade of the Gambia.
The NAF also deployed fighter jets, transport aircraft, light utility helicopters as well as ISR aircraft that began conducting aerial surveillance over Gambia.
The ground troops moved into Gambian territory, and no opposition was met. The aim was to secure some key and vulnerable points to stabilize the country and protect its democracy.
25, March 2018. The NAF C-130 Hercules transport plane airlifted soldiers of the 351 Artillery Regiment and Navy SBS to relieve Nigerian forces that has been in the Gambia since January 2017.
In January 2020 Nigeria deployed 185 troops in Guinea Bissau for peace keeping the 185 troops began their pre-deployment training at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Jaji Kaduna State.
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