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...

SUSPECTED BANDITS HAVE REPORTEDLY KILLED 12 MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY AND ABDUCTED SEVERAL OTHER RESIDENTS DURING AN ATTACK ON GIDAN TABA VILLAGE IN MARADUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ZAMFARA STATE.(PHOTO).


 Suspected bandits have reportedly killed 12 members of the same family and abducted several other residents during an attack on Gidan Taba village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.


The attack occurred on Saturday night in Dosara Birnin Kaya Ward, when the assailants reportedly stormed the community.


According to a source who spoke to Vanguard, the victims belonged to the family of Mallam Muhammadu Sani, who had gathered his relatives inside one room in an attempt to protect them from being abducted.


The attackers reportedly ordered the occupants to open the door. After they refused, the gunmen allegedly set the room ablaze, killing all 12 family members.


Several other residents were also abducted during the raid, although the exact number remains unknown.


The victims were buried on Sunday morning in accordance with Islamic rites.


The incident has heightened concerns over recurring bandit attacks in the area, particularly along the Gusau-Sokoto road.


As of the time of filing the report, security agencies had yet to issue an official statement on the attack.

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