Maj. Gen. Ezugwu Invents Military Armored Vehicles
Social media was recently flooded with reports of a Nigerian soldier, Major General Victor Okwudili Ezugwu, who manufactured over 230 military armoured tanks.
Major Gen. Ezugwu, who is the current Director-General of the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria was born on the 28th of June 1964.
He joined the Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna on 27th September 1985 as a member of 37 regular combatants and was commissioned to the rank of 2nd lieutenant on 22nd September 1990.
An infantry officer of high professional rating, he served Nigeria meritoriously in both local and international scenes, as he once commanded the 28-taskforce brigade in Adamawa State, among others.
Ezugwu PhD became an Engineer by mere providence and passion. He took Nigerians and the world by storm when he conceptualized the design and production of mile-resistant military armoured vehicles, prototype variance of light, including other sophisticated equipment.
In recognition of the feats, he has achieved, the then Army Chief Staff, Lieutenant-General TY Buratai, named his production which is the first indigenous anti- ambush protective vehicle after him, Ezugwu.
The Nigerian Army has ordered 52 fleets of locally produced vehicles and would order for more in due course.
Gen. Ezugwu stated that the vehicle would come in handy in boosting the operational efficiency of troops in the fight against terrorism, banditry, and other related crimes in the country.
He said the Chief of Army Staff and Defence Minister has released the training plans for 2021 for the production of more vehicles for the Nigerian armed forces and other security agencies.
He added that there would be mass production, stressing its importance in the fight against insurgency.
“We have feedback mechanism from our vehicles in the field.”
He also disclosed that the process of producing other vehicles is in top gear.
He expressed optimism that demands will increase, as the vehicles, already tested, performed the task for which they were produced, adding that they would keep improving.
