Nigeria’s anti-terrorism war has received a boost as the Army on Thursday unveiled locally produced four mines and bomb-resistant, anti-ambush protected vehicles.
The unveiling ceremony which took place at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja, was attended by both the Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin and the Army Chief of Staff, Tukur Buratai.
While unveiling the vehicles, Mr Olonisakin expressed his hope that the vehicles would enhance Nigerian military capacity in the fight against insurgency in the country.
DAILY NIGERIAN reports that the vehicles were designed and manufactured in Nigeria by Proforce Limited, a local company based in Ode-remo in Ogun state.
The manufacturer has been making armoured vehicles and has had orders from the United Nations and some African countries.
Five more of the vehicles are expected from the manufacturer.
Proforce was established in 2008 and according to its CEO, Ade Ogundeyin, an engineer, its products are world-class.
Earlier, the Chief Executive Officer of the manufacturing company, Ade Ogundeyin, the company was established in 2008 and had since been producing world-class vehicles.
According to him, some of the company’s products include: Armoured Personnel Carriers, APCs; Armoured Tanks; Armoured SUVs; Armoured Cash-In-Transit Vehicles, CITs; Tactical Armoured Vehicles; TAVs, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAV-Drones.
Others are: Armoured Saloons and Sedans; Bulletproof Helmets and Vests; Military Trucks; Infantry Combat Vehicles, ICVs; Armoured Boats and Marine Vessels and Architectural Armouring.
