The Federal Government’s bid to boost the war against insecurity received a boost with the Nigerian Army announcing that it has taken receipt of an armoured carrier produced by the Chinese company, NORINCO.
New Telegraph learnt last night that the delivery was contained in a report published by the NNN website on October 28, which noted that the Nigerian army had taken delivery of 60 Type 85 also named YW531H, a tracked Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC).
The statement reads: “Since the 2010s, China has delivered a large number of military equipment to the Nigerian Army including 15 F-7M Airguard fighter aircraft, two P18N OPVs (Offshore Patrol Vessels), 120 AR-1 Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, 5 CH-3 drones, one type-62 patrol craft, 3 SH-2 122mm self-propelled howitzers, 2 SH-5 105mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers, 6 VT-4 main battle tank, 6 ZTL-09 8×8 105mm fire support vehicle, four CH-4 armed drones and 2 Wing Loong-2 armed drones