The multi million dollar T-72 contract was awarded to Army's top brass and 3rd party agents. They bought cheap second hand inferior products sourced from the Czech Republic and Ukraine for $200,000 each and sold it to the army for $3 million

(2) It was the soldiers who paid with their lives for this acts of wickedness. It was the first time in history the Nigerian army will be buying second hand tanks. The Nigerian army's armored corp is making a major comeback

(3) The Nigerian army is revamping its entire armored fleet with brand new heavy and light tanks and self propelled artillery guns. The VT-4 tank, STI light tanks and SH5 105 mm self propelled howitzers are a technological master piece.

(4) The striking thing is that they were acquired from China's Norinco for just $152 million !! Contemplate the army had allotted $1 billion for bullets years prior. $152 million well spent is enough to make a big difference.

(5) Nigeria's artillery firepower systems outranges that of any in the region by a third or more. The amoured corp also fields more tanks than the next 16 countries combined. These new acquisitions greatly enhances Nigeria's superior firepower