The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), is partnering with a firm, Consulting and Supply International Limited (CSI), on arms production.
The Principal Information Officer of DICON, Maria Sambo, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna.
Sambo said the partnership was a continuous effort to establish a strategic partnership aimed at boosting indigenous defence production at the corporation.
She said, “This marked another milestone having signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Consulting and Supply International (CSI) Limited.”
She said the the signing took place on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to her, CSI is a leading distributor of tactical, military, sports and law enforcement equipment headquartered in Nigeria.
” The company supplies arms, ammunition, tactical gear, body armour, vehicles, security solutions, and many more , ” she said.
Sambo said the Director-General (D-G), Maj.- Gen. Babatunde Alaya, said that with the alignment to the new DICON Act, signed by President Bola Tinubu in November 2023, the corporation was attracting both local and foreign investors.
Alaya stated that this initiative aimed to support the development of a Military Industrial Complex (MIC) focused on achieving self-sufficiency in military production and promoting exports.
The director-general pointed out that the partnership emphasised a commitment to local defence production and technology transfer.
Alaya appreciated the president for signing the DICON Act 2023 and also lauded the Minister of Defence and the Minister of State for Defence, Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs for their continuous guidance and support.
The Chief Executive Officer of CSI, Mr Fadi Bashoun, asserted that the partnership would also establish a state-of-the-art production facility in DICON complex.
This, he said, was for the production of ammunition, and other advanced defence systems tailored towards addressing the needs of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies.
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