Tekowi: A Made In Nigeria Armoured Vehicle Made By Two Brothers In Ekiti – PHOTOS

A local automobile company, Obasa Specialty Vehicle (OSV), located in Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has unveiled an all-terrain vehicle named Tekowi.

The vehicle, the company said, was manufactured at its factory in Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

The company was commissioned on December 5, 1980 by the late High Chief Joe Oluware Obasa, a car distributor for Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN). The company was upgraded to manufacture special vehicles for security personnel and civilian uses by his two sons High Chief Johnson Obasa and Victor Obasa.

Tekowi was coined from “te oko wi,” an Ekiti local dialect which means sandals or boots that farmers and hunters wear regularly to the bush to stamp on anything. Tekowi is a combination of ruggedness and luxury.

Tekowi is handcrafted with simple tools and locally sourced materials.

With Tekowi, this brings to two indigenous armoured making company in Nigeria after ProForce.

Check out photos of the armoured tank below…

The armoured vehicle was unveiled to the press in 2018. What do you think?