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...

DSS ARRAIGNS FOUR SUSPECTS LINKED TO KILLING OF OPERATIVE. (PHOTO).


 DSS ARRAIGNS FOUR SUSPECTS LINKED TO KILLING OF OPERATIVE


The Department of State Services has arraigned four suspected members of IPOB, an outlawed group, before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, over their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and killing of its officer, Ekpeyong Asuquo Owoh.


The suspects were arraigned on a six-count charge bordering on alleged terrorism and kidnapping of a DSS personnel.


The defendants in the matter are Michael Okafor, Chinedu Joseph Chukwudozie, Chibunna Olisa and Chigozie Olisa.


The prosecution alleged that the defendants conspired to commit acts of terrorism and were involved in the abduction of Owoh, a DSS operative, while he was travelling from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Awka, Anambra State.


The defendants were also accused of taking the operative hostage and causing his death in the course of the alleged criminal operation.


They were equally accused of belonging to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), as well as involvement in activities allegedly linked to terrorism.


The prosecution alleged that the suspects were involved in the unlawful possession of firearms, including AK-47 and pump-action rifles, in connection with the alleged offences.


Shortly after their plea of not guilty, the trial judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, adjourned the case to October 6, 2026, for commencement of trial and ordered that the defendants be remanded in custody.


Security sources revealed that Owoh disappeared on February 23, 2022, along Orlu Road in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, while en route to Awka town in a silver-coloured Pontiac Vibe.I have kept the headline in capital letters while using normal sentence capitalization throughout the body, including names, places, agencies and acronyms.

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