{"id":194385,"date":"2026-04-19T07:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T07:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/194385\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T07:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T07:04:11","slug":"nigeria-to-deploy-200-special-forces-to-turkiye-for-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/194385\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria to deploy 200 special forces to T\u00fcrkiye for training"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has said that Nigeria and T\u00fcrkiye have reached an agreement for the immediate deployment of 200 Nigerian Special Forces for training in T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n

Mr Musa disclosed this in an interview on the sidelines of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2026) in Antalya, T\u00fcrkiye, on Saturday, following discussions with his Turkish counterpart, Yasar Guler.<\/p>\n

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-day forum, themed \u201cMapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties,\u201d which started on Friday, is attended by world leaders, ministers, and diplomats, among others.<\/p>\n

The minister explained that following the agreement, T\u00fcrkiye had allocated a training quota of 200 personnel from Nigeria\u2019s Special Forces, who will be immediately deployed when the minister returns to Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a Special Forces training agreement. T\u00fcrkiye has agreed to give us 200 Special Forces training, so as soon as I return, we are sending them here for training.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe will continue to do a lot. There will be exercises. The first exercise is coming up later in the year. So, in so many areas of defence, we are going to work together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The minister also disclosed that Nigeria and T\u00fcrkiye had both agreed on joint defence equipment production and the transfer of military technology.<\/p>\n

Mr Musa said that Nigeria and T\u00fcrkiye had come a long way, working together over the years, adding that, \u201csince 1960, T\u00fcrkiye has been like family to Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, T\u00fcrkiye has a lot of defence experience from which Nigeria could learn through shared experiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had a meeting with the Turkish Minister of Defence, where we shared a lot of ideas on how to improve on our relationship, defence-wise.<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u00fcrkiye has improved dramatically with regard to the production of military hardware.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria is still developing, and we have agreed that we are going to partner together so that we have a co-production of some of these items,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The minister noted that while Nigeria had been fighting asymmetric warfare against insurgency for about 17 years, T\u00fcrkiye has had a similar experience of fighting against terrorism for 40 years.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cBecause of that, we will move into training, production and improving on our defence, industrial production, and exchange of officers and soldiers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NAN reports that the annual event also featured panel discussions and sessions covering a wide range of topics shaped by contemporary global defence and security, political, economic, environmental, and technological dynamics.<\/p>\n

Participants from about 150 countries, including 5,000 decision-makers, 20 heads of state and government, 40 foreign ministers, 60 invited foreign media, and diplomats, among others, attended the forum.<\/p>\n

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