Tukur Buratai, chief of army
staff, on Saturday said the Nigerian army will begin the production of combat
vehicles in 2025.
Buratai made this known at the 77
Regular Recruits Intake Passing-Out Parade at the Nigerian Army Depot in Zaria,
Kaduna state.
He said through research, the
depot had already produced five patrol vehicles named ‘TYB’.
The army chief said: “Let me at
this juncture commend the Commandant, Depot, Nigerian Army and his team for the
uncommon research and development feat which led to the production of five
patrol vehicles, named TYB Robile in my honour.
“By this breakthrough, the
Nigerian Army is poised to become self-reliant in class `B’ combat vehicles by
the year 2025.
“Furthermore, the ultra-modern
industry military range which I will commission today is one of the cottage
technological training aids designed to improve recruits marksmanship skills
and economise use of old classes of army ammunition for training.
“I, therefore, urge the Depot
Nigerian Army to maximise its use to enhance the quality of young soldiers
trained in the Nigerian Army.”
He said the collaborative
training with the British Advisory Team (BAT) had further introduced the
recruits to contemporary training method.
“It is highly gratifying to note
that this highly revered institution established in 1924 has remained focused
in the discharge of its primary responsibilities of transforming able-bodied
young Nigerians from civil orientation to well-trained soldiers,” Buratai said.
“This is to meet the manpower requirements
of the Nigerian Army.
“Depot Nigerian Army has over the
years remained pivotal in sustaining the growth and development of the Nigerian
Army toward fulfilling its constitutional mandate of defending the territorial
integrity of our great country, Nigeria.”
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