En August 2009, the first armored car in Nigeria was officially launched, the first armored car whose manufacture required materials for the most part of local production signed MADE IN AFRICA. Its designers? Two Nigerian brothers, Victor and Johnson Obasa. These two talented Africans, who lived in the United States until recently, settled in Ekiti State where they own a company called Mobile Truck Technology which currently provides employment to a significant number of Nigerian citizens. The vehicle was officially presented in August 2009 at Eagle Square in Abuja, reportedly intended to industrially produce vehicles at a much lower cost compared to import armored vehicles. The vehicle was tested with different types of ammunition. According to Johnson Obasa, “Local production of the armored car will help improve the nation's security status. It is equipment that will protect staff in the exercise of their function and allow them to work in all conditions and places.
Regarding its potential armament, the vehicle was tested with different ranges of ammunition inherent in this type of chassis with some remarkable success of the ammunition used. On the subject of manufacturing even with local materials, Johnson Obasa declared: “We have had our ups and downs but while we encountered certain difficulties, the President of the Senate encouraged us to continue our efforts to bring this project to fruition. ". Their next project would be to produce a transport vehicle that would meet international standards at a reasonable price. “It is also about appealing to other Nigerians with such similar talents to come home and join us to share their own quota for the country and for other Nigerians with that kind of talent to put them to good use,” Aliero said. Present at the event to inspect the vehicle, senior police officers and the Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Al-Hassan Zaku will announce that the ministry will send a team of engineers to the factory where the vehicle was manufactured to make a further expertise of the vehicle in order to improve it, at least to ensure that it meets the standards and needs of the security forces. A commercial future is guaranteed for this vehicle if, like Airbus aircraft, Africa manages to combine all its mechanical and electronic engineering capabilities. This could help the establishment of a sustainable African industrial dynamic, for example, calls for materials from outside Nigeria for construction but preferably intra-African. Africa must encourage its engineers, Africa must promote the creations of its sons and daughters.