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...

MOROCCO PREVENTS ATTACKS BY CELL LOYAL TO ISLAMIC STATE IN SAHEL. (PHOTO).


 Morocco prevents attacks by cell loyal to Islamic State in Sahel


Morocco's counterterrorism agency said on Monday it had foiled attack plots targeting sensitive sites and public security by a cell loyal to Islamic State's affiliate in the Sahel.


Ten ‌suspects were arrested in coordinated operations in the cities of Agadir, Taroudant, Casablanca, Hajeb, Tetouan, Fqih Ben Salah and Safi, the agency, known as the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), said in a statement, Reuters reported.


Preliminary investigations showed that the suspects had pledged allegiance ⁠to Islamic State and received direct instructions from the group's ​Sahel branch to carry out attacks in Morocco, it said.


The operation ​underscores the threat posed by jihadist groups operating in the Sahel, where Islamic State and al Qaeda affiliates have expanded their presence in Burkina Faso, ​Mali and Niger.


During searches, authorities found bladed weapons, military-style clothing, ​documents containing instructions on making explosive devices, digital materials, and chemical substances, BCIJ ‌said.


Investigators ⁠also found a car that had been modified and was suspected of being intended for use in a suicide bombing or vehicle-ramming attack, the statement said.


Security forces also recovered butane gas ​cylinders, pressure cookers, ​some filled with ⁠nails and others connected to electrical wiring, at a warehouse used by the group, according to ​the statement.


In recent years, IS branches in Africa have recruited ⁠more than 130 Moroccan fighters, BCIJ figures show.


Since its establishment in 2015, the BCIJ has dismantled dozens of militant cells and arrested ⁠more than 1,000 suspected jihadists.

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