Nigerian media: Turkey is going to share its wide experience in fighting terrorism

President Muhammadu Buhari is back in Abuja after attending the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit in Istanbul. Presidential Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has published a statement about the recent developments with Turkey.

The summit which held December 16th to 19th, had the theme: “Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity.”

The Presidential Media Aide on an opinion piece titled “Takeaways From President Buhari’s Epic Visit to Turkey”, disclosed that following a successful meeting with the heads of Nigeria’s defence and security establishments with their Turkish counterparts, a team from the Turkish defence establishment is expected to be in Nigeria in January in the effort to advance the discussions on the issue of military procurement.

He said: “Turkish technology, be they drones or even through the supply or manufacture of military ordinance in Nigeria will surely quicken the process and efforts to rid the country of pockets of terrorists and the menace of kidnappers and bandits. From their wide experience and advances in technology in fighting terrorism and banditry, they have a lot to give and they have assured us that they will give that support.

“Flowing from the meeting of leaders, the heads of our defence and security establishments were afforded long engagements with their Turkish counterparts. The meetings took time to reflect on what Nigeria needs to overcome the problem of insecurity. These issues revolved around the use of technology to fight crime, something that everyone is doing, and so why not Nigeria.

“As we go into January next year, a team from the Turkish defence establishment is expected to be in Nigeria in the effort to advance the discussions on the issue of military procurement.

“The national security component equally has a Turkish angle to it and one that turned to be one of the gains, in the sense that both countries have a common view of what Turkey perceives as a security threat to their nation and its leaders present in Nigeria. This is about some Turkish investments, schools and hospitals associated with a terrorist figure linked to the abortive coup and attempted assassination of President Erdogan.”

Source: The Sun Nigeria