Nigerian Army,
Nigerian Army, DICON Set to Produce Military Hardware,
Defence Equipment
The Nigerian Army has signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs)
with Super Green Security LTD, Defence Industries Corporation of
Nigeria, signs same with Command Engineering Depot on production of
military hardwares and equipment and other defence related
equipment.
The signing of the MOUs is in line with President Muhammadu
Buhari’s Executive Order Number 5 signed into law in 2018 aimed at
improving local content in public procurement of science,
engineering and technological equipment.
It could be recalled that in line with the Federal Government’s
desire to ensuring that individuals and organisations produce their
basic needs, the NA has since keyed into the Federal Government’s
agenda by ingeniously manufacturing some combat vehicles and
equipment such as Ezugwu Mines Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles,
TYB Infantry Patrol Vehicles, the Conqueror MRAPs, boots, still
helmet, fragment jacket among others.
The representative of the Chief of Army Staff – Chief of Policy
and Plans Army, Lt Gen LO Adeosun, representatives of Super Green
Security Nigeria Ltd and that of Command Engineering Depot Major
Generals AB Abubakar (rtd) and SS Araoye as well as the Director
General Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Major General
Victor Ezugwu while signing the agreements commended the leadership
of the Nigerian Army for making the army to be gradually self
sustaining in the production and acquisition of Military hardwares
and equipment as well as the historic signing of the current
agreement.
These commendable efforts by the Nigerian Army under Lt Gen TY
Buratai have saved the nation huge amount of foreign exchange that
could have been used in the Procurement/purchase of these
products/equipment which are usually not readily available in the
open market.
SAGIR MUSA
Colonel
Acting Director Army Public Relations
6 August 2020