Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- The Federal Government has declared its resolve to end the importation of defence and security equipment, unveiling a roadmap to produce all required military assets locally within the next two to five years.

This was disclosed on Thursday in Abuja during the unveiling of the DICON X-Shield light tactical armoured vehicle and a range of locally manufactured civilian armoured vehicles.

Speaking at the event, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, said the initiative marked the beginning of a broader national strategy to achieve full self-sufficiency in defence manufacturing. The minister was represented by the Director-General of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Major General Babatun...