The 6th Amphibious Division is a one of two combined infantry division unit of the Nigerian Army (NA) which specialized in amphibious warfare, combined arms, coastal defence, desert and jungle warfare, providing security at ports or shore stations, and reconnaissance. Its headquarters is at Port Harcourt. It serves to organize and improve its internal security operations in four states of the Niger Delta, to include its home Rivers State, that make up the South South geographic region. It operational with effect from the 7 November 2016. The first General Officer Commanding the division was Major-General K. I. Abdulkarim.