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...

OGUN POLICE RESCUE 10 ABDUCTED PASSENGERS, NEUTRALISE SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER IN GUN BATTLE. (PHOTO).


 Ogun Police Rescue 10 Abducted Passengers, Neutralise Suspected Kidnapper in Gun Battle


The Ogun State Police Command has rescued ten passengers abducted by suspected kidnappers from a commercial bus at Orita Fufu, Awa-Ijebu, and neutralised one suspected member of the criminal gang during a subsequent intelligence-led operation.


The passengers were reportedly abducted on November 3, 2026, while travelling in a commercial bus along the area. They regained their freedom unharmed at about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, following sustained security operations and pressure on the suspected kidnappers.


In a follow-up operation, operatives of the Police Anti-Kidnapping Unit, acting on credible intelligence, stormed a suspected kidnappers' hideout along the Ibadan-Ijebu Ode Road at about 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 8.


The operation reportedly resulted in a gun battle after the suspects opened fire on the advancing police operatives. During the exchange, one suspected kidnapper was neutralised, while other members of the gang escaped with suspected gunshot wounds.


Items recovered during the operation included an AK-47 rifle, 20 rounds of ammunition, ₦1,376,800 in cash and a mobile phone.


The Command disclosed that efforts had been intensified to track down and arrest the fleeing suspects, urging members of the public to remain vigilant and report anyone found with suspicious gunshot wounds to the nearest police station or through established police communication channels.


The Police Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Command, DSP Oluseyi B. Babasyei, disclosed these developments in a statement issued on Sunday, November 8, 2026.


According to the Command, the operation forms part of its sustained efforts to dismantle kidnapping networks and safeguard residents, motorists and travellers across Ogun State.


The successful rescue of the ten passengers and the subsequent operation against the suspected criminal gang underscore the Police Command's renewed determination to combat kidnapping and other violent crimes across the state.

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