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June 21, 2019
The Nigerian Army sayslight tactical vehicles and other weapons being locally produced by itscompany, Nigerian Army Vehicle Manufacturing Company, NAVMC, will help inaddressing Nigeria’s internal security challenges.
The Chief of ArmyStaff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, stated this in an interview withnewsmen after he toured production lines in the company located at Rigachikun,in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Buratai explained thatthe first set of the indigenous “light tactical vehicles’’ produced by thecompany would be exhibited on July 6. He said that the Vehicle ManufacturingCompany was collaborating with Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria, DICONin the production of the vehicles.
The Army Chief,however, noted that since the 60’s, there had not been serious effort atproducing military equipment locally.