TÜRKIYE IS PLANNING TO ESTABLISH LOCAL DEFENCE PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND MILITARY TRAINING CENTRES IN NIGERIA AS PART OF EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY COOPERATION AND INCREASE BILATERAL TRADE TO $5 BILLION.(PHOTO).

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 Türkiye is planning to establish local defence production facilities and military training centres in Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen security cooperation and increase bilateral trade to $5 billion. Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, saying the proposed facilities would enable Türkiye to support local military equipment production rather than simply supplying weapons and equipment. He also revealed that 200 Nigerian special forces personnel were undergoing a two-month training programme in Türkiye, with plans underway to establish a similar facility in Nigeria. “We are planning to have some local production unit also in that context, not only selling to Nigeria the tools, equipment, the arms that it needs, but also the possibility of having local production here in Nigeria,” Poroy said. On trade, the ambassador said bilateral trade currently stood at approximately $2 billion, including oil and gas, but both countries were targe...

FIVE ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN SESHEGO AFTER INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN POLICE OPERATION. (PHOTO)


 Five armed robbery suspects arrested in Seshego after intelligence-driven police operation


Police in Limpopo have arrested five suspects linked to a string of armed robberies across Seshego, Matlala, and Phaudi.

Officers recovered two 9mm pistols, live ammunition, 18 cellphones, a laptop, and suspected stolen designer clothing and shoes.

The suspects were intercepted while fleeing in two vehicles shortly after a robbery at Ga-Manamela village.


An intelligence-led operation on Thursday, 12 February 2026, brought together the Provincial Tracking Team, Provincial Investigations Unit, and Polokwane Flying Squad. The team traced a white Toyota Corolla and a pink Chevrolet Spark traveling along Matlala Road and stopped them at Sengatane village.


Five occupants, aged between 25 and 30, failed to provide proof of ownership for the recovered items. Preliminary findings link them to multiple armed robberies where victims were threatened with firearms and robbed of valuables.


Police urge anyone robbed in the affected areas to come forward with proof of ownership to reclaim seized property.


The suspects face charges including robbery with aggravating circumstances, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, and possession of suspected stolen property. They are expected to appear in the Seshego Magistrate’s Court on 16 February 2026.

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