Bravery of the first amphibious combat unit in Nigerian military history A historic photograph of officers of the 3rd Marine Commando within Biafra during the Nigerian civil war in 1968. Originally known as the 3rd Infantry Division, the unit was one of the most formidable and effective formations on the Federal side. It was led by Colonel Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle, famously known as the Black Scorpion. Colonel Adekunle renamed the division the 3rd Marine Commando to reflect the difficult terrain in which they operated — the swampy, riverine regions of the Niger...