Each of the two armoured BMW 760 Li cars bought for the Minister for Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority is more costly compared to the British Prime Minister, David Cameron's car.
While Oduah's cars choose $800,000 (about N127.5m) each, Cameron's armoured Jaguar XJ X351 car costs £200,000 (about N52m).
ContinueThe aviation minister's media aide had said the cars, stated in Germany in 2008, were acquired “in reaction to the clear and imminent threat to her personal security and life.
”It had been reported that the NCAA paid about $1.6m (about N255m) just for two pieces, that has been enough to buy eight items of same BMW model and spec elsewhere. Cameron's Jaguar car, based on Daily Mail, “is specially modified to carry Cameron and contains many features to prevent a potential terrorist attack.”
Even at the N52m-price, Cameron's car reportedly has more sophisticated features, including special bullet and bomb-proof security armour, run-flat tyres, bullet proof glass and a self-contained oxygen supply.
To prove that the price of Oduah's cars could have been inflated, Sahara Reporters reported that Vista BMW in Florida, United States of America, sold a fully armoured BMW 760 Li car created to withstand AK 47-7.62×39 ammo and lower calibre weapons, for only $162,195 (about N26m).
Similarly, the armoured car ballistic division of the International Armouring Corporation in Utah, USA, said the cars may have been sold for $200,000 (about N32m) each, shipping to Nigeria inclusive.
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