Kungiyar ta Nijeriya, Royal West African Frontier Force, an kafa ta ne ta hanyar haɗakar Kungiyar Arewacin Nijeriya da Kungiyar Kudancin Nijeriya a ranar 1 ga Janairun shekara ta 1914. A wannan lokacin, da rajimanti kunshi biyar battalions : Bataliya ta 1 - tsohuwar 1st Bn, imentungiyar Arewacin Najeriya Bataliya ta 2 - tsohuwar 2nd Bn, imentungiyar Arewacin Najeriya Bataliya ta 3 - tsohuwar 3 Bn, ,ungiyar Arewacin Najeriya Bataliya ta 4 (Lagos) - tsohon 2nd Bn, imentungiyar Kudancin Najeriya Bataliya ta 5 - tsohuwar 1st Bn, imentungiyar Kudancin Najeriya Imentungiyar ta yi aiki a duk Yaƙin Duniya na Farko a cikin Kamaru (1914-1916), da kuma Gangamin Gabashin Afirka (1916-1918). A yakin duniya na biyu, rundinar ta ga aiki a Yakin Afirka ta Gabas inda ta sami ci gaba mafi sauri a tarihin soja a kan sojojin Italiya da Burma inda ta ba da yawancin sassan 81 da 82 na Afirka ta Yamma. Kari akan haka Brigade 3 na Afirka ta Yamma suna haɗe a cikin aikin Chindits na biyu na shekara ta 1944.