Nigeria Is The Highest Importer Of Armoured Vehicles

Nigeria has overtaken Iraq, Afghanistan and Latin American countries as the world’s biggest importer of bulletproof (armoured) vehicles.

It is estimated that about 30 percent of customers for armoured vehicles worldwide come from Nigeria.



In the last few years, manufacturers of armoured vehicles have exported an estimated 800 to 900 units to Nigeria at the cost of more than N60 billion.

This was made known to journalists during the launch of the Land Rover Defender (AVM) recently in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

The British car maker said it will provide maintenance training for the Nigerian Defence forces or any institution that imports more than 200 units of Land Rover Defender Armoured Vehicle Modifier (AVM) vehicles.

In 2011 alone, Nigeria imported 600 and 1,000 armoured vehicles, coming behind Iraq, Afghanistan and Latin America.

Recent figures, however, indicate that Nigeria has overtaken these countries on account of growing insecurity, as well as a seeming love by the elite for armoured cars.