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Nigeria Built Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment with Nigeria listed under Built in.

5 weapon systems

IVM G12 gun truck, 4x4 tactical utility vehicle, Armored Vehicles

Boko Haram InsurgencyIVM G12 gun truck4x4 tactical utility vehicleBuilt by: Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd.The IVM G12 is a Nigerian-built 4x4 special-purpose military vehicle from Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing, adapted as a tactical utility platform for Nigerian Army operations. In the Boko Haram Insurgency, sources place the G12 with Nigerian forces in the northeast and describe it as useful for patrol, troop transport, reconnaissance, and logistics across rough terrain, while also noting the baseline vehicle lacked body and underside armor against gunfire, mines, and improvised explosives.

Improvised armored vehicle, Improvised armored fighting vehicle / up-armored SVBIED, Armored Vehicles

Boko Haram InsurgencyImprovised armored vehicleImprovised armored fighting vehicle / up-armored SVBIEDBuilt by: Insurgent field workshopsImprovised armored vehicles are locally modified civilian or captured vehicles fitted with armor and, in ISWAP's Boko Haram Insurgency use, explosive payloads for up-armored SVBIED attacks against Nigerian troops and positions.

Improvised launcher for 122mm rockets, Improvised multiple rocket launcher, Artillery

Boko Haram InsurgencyImprovised launcher for 122mm rocketsImprovised multiple rocket launcherBuilt by: Unknown / Boko Haram-side fabricatorsThe improvised launcher for 122mm rockets is a non-standard artillery system reported in ISWAP/Boko Haram-side use during the Boko Haram Insurgency. Reporting described a camouflage-painted pickup fitted with four Grad 122 mm launch tubes, giving insurgents a mobile but inaccurate area-fire capability against towns, garrisons, and airfield-adjacent targets from standoff range.

Craft-produced firearm, Locally fabricated small arm, Infantry Weapons

Boko Haram InsurgencyCraft-produced firearmLocally fabricated small armBuilt by: Local craft producers and blacksmith workshopsCraft-produced firearms in Nigeria are locally fabricated small arms made outside formal industrial production, ranging from muzzle-loading Dane guns and break-action shotguns to pistols and AK- or G3-style copies. In the Boko Haram Insurgency, Small Arms Survey documented craft-produced weapons in a Boko Haram cache captured during 2018 operations, while UNIDIR notes their wider relevance to armed actors and community-security forces in northeast Nigeria.

Improvised rocket, Improvised unguided rocket munition, Munitions

Boko Haram InsurgencyImprovised rocketImprovised unguided rocket munitionBuilt by: Improvised / Boko Haram-side fabricators / ISWAP-side fabricatorsImprovised rockets in the Boko Haram Insurgency are locally fabricated or adapted unguided rocket munitions associated with insurgent standoff attacks. Nigerian military reporting documented locally made rocket shells and fabrication equipment at a Boko Haram rocket-making site near Bama in 2015, while later reporting described ISWAP using captured Grad rockets from improvised launch arrangements against towns, airports, and military positions.