# Nigerian Army operating Isotrex Phantom 2 armoured vehicles

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2021/01/nigerian-army-operating-isotrex-phantom-2-armoured-vehicles/
- Published: 2021-01-18T11:54:11+01:00
- Author: Ekene Lionel

Photographs appearing on social media indicates that the Nigerian Army is now operating
several Isotrex Phantom-2 armoured vehicles. A photograph which appeared earlier
this months shows at least eight Phantom 2s lined-up with other vehicles staging
for the opening offensive of Operation ‘Tura Takaibango’ counter-terror operation.

On 3 January, the Nigerian Army launched “[Operation Tura Takaibango](https://www.military.africa/2021/01/nigerian-army-operating-isotrex-phantom-2-armoured-vehicles/military.africa/2021/01/nigeria-final-battle-begins)”,
a sub-campaign of the well-known Operation Lafiya Dole to completely rid the dreaded
Alagarno of terrorist elements.

The Isotrex Phantom vehicles were painted in a factory desert livery, quite different
from the Nigerian Army’s usual desert camouflage scheme, indicating that they were
a recent delivery. Further images showed a completely destroyed Phantom 2 after 
it was reportedly by a suicide vehicle bomb.

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The UAE-built ISOTREX`s Phantom 2 is a new version of the 4×4 B6 Armoured Personnel
Carriers (APC), featuring a 5 door configuration, with 360° gun turret and with 
two or three escape hatches. The vehicle features 8 Gun Ports (3 Left, 3 Right &
2 Rear), Run Flat Tire Devices, Ballistic steel-case fuel tank protection, Central
Tire Inflation System (CTIS), FLIR Driver Aid System, 
Navigation System, and Automatic
Fire Suppression System.

According to ISOTREX Manufacturing, it was founded in 2005 by a dedicated armored
vehicle manufacturing group of experts from Canada with over a decade of experience
in the industry.

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