NEWTOWN, Conn. - The Nigerian military has received another batch of Beryl M762 assault rifles from Poland, after ordering 1,000 last year. The second batch, worth $500,000, provided the Nigerian Army with 500 additional M762s.
The Nigerian military ordered 1,000 Beryl assault rifles in 2014 from Fabryka Broni Lucznik, for delivery in January this year under a $1 million contract. Nigerian Army personnel underwent training in Radom, Poland, according to Tomasz Nita, chief executive of Fabryka Broni Lucznik, who added that 2014’s sale was the first export order for the type.
According to the manufacture, the 5.56mm Beryl rifles boast a high degree of reliability, accuracy, durability in harsh conditions.
The Nigerian Army commenced rebuilding its ordnance assets in 1999. Earlier in the decade, it purchased 24 Palmaria 155mm self-propelled guns. Their delivery was held up by European Union sanctions imposed during the years of military dictatorship, but deliveries resumed after the civilian government was restored in 1999. By May 2002, 15 of the 24 guns had been delivered (one source reports that 27 were delivered).
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