Czech arms dealer Excalibur Group will sell weapons to Nigeria's government forces for fighting with the militant group Boko Haram, local media reported on Friday.

Excalibur Group's spokesman Andrej Cirtek confirmed the weapons include modernised Soviet-made tanks T-72 M1 and 16 other vehicles, armoured infantry fighting vehicles BVP and rocket launchers and the destination for those weapons is an African country, the Prague Post reported.

Czech Defence and Security Industry Association head Jiri Hynek confirmed that the destination is Nigeria.

According to the report, the heavy arms come from redundant equipment of the armies of the former Warsaw Pact.

The arms are to be carried by a huge Antonov An-225 Mriya transport plane from the airport in Ostrava, north Moravia, Czech Republic.

The aircraft is scheduled to make three flights to Africa, the first part of the arms will be sent there within a few days, according to the report. Enditem

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