Nigeria Commissions 700 Ashok LeyLand Troops Carrying Trucks

Defensemirror.com bureau
03:06 PM, March 4, 2023
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Ashok Leyland troop carrying trucks for Nigeria

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari commissioned 700 Ashok LeyLand troop carrying trucks for the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) in Lagos Friday.
The trucks are imported from India and assembled by Stallion Motors, a multi-brand deaership of cars and trucks.
The procurement was initiated in 2014, but delayed due to some "administrative issues," according to a statement by the AFN posted on its Facebook page.

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