Turkey Pledges To Collaborate With Nigeria On Ati-Terrorism War

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared
that his administration will not be deterred by
the activities of the Boko Haram insurgents.
He said his government would maintain its
focus on efforts towards providing
security, developing the country and
creating jobs for the youth.
Buhari made this known yesterday during
a joint press conference with the visiting
Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The president, who noted that terrorism
had become a global problem, thanked
Turkey for identifying with Nigeria in her
moment of difficulty.
He specifically thanked the Turkish
government for training the Nigerian
Police on how to deal with threats of
terrorism.
Buhari said he and President Erdogan had
earlier yesterday signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on trade and
economic cooperation as well as industrial
cooperation, energy and security.
In his remarks, the Turkish president, who
spoke through an interpreter, assured that
his country was ready to collaborate with
Nigeria in the fight against terrorism.
“As a country combating terrorism for a
long time now, every attack that takes
place here in Nigeria deeply hurts our
heart. We are always ready to cooperate
with Nigeria in combating terrorism”, he
stated.
Erdogan condoled with Nigeria over
terrorist attacks; the situation which, he
noted, was the same all over the world.
The visiting Turkish president said what
he, as a Muslim, had realised from
activities of terrorists was that terrorism
knows no religion or ethnicity.
Mr. Erdogan noted that Nigeria was a
global actor in peacekeeping, and Turkey
would maintain a strategic partnership
with the government and people of Nigeria
in the areas of trade, economy, military
and culture.
He described the bilateral agreements
signed as important instruments “that will
help improve our relations even further”.
Erdogan is on tour of four African
countries. Having visited Ivory Coast on
Monday, Ghana on Tuesday, he was
expected to depart Nigeria yesterday for
Guinea today.