If You Start Seeing Drones, ATAK Helicopters In Nigeria, Know They Are From Turkey

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If You Start Seeing Drones and Helicopters in Nigeria all of a sudden, know for sure that they have been dispatched here From Turkey

It will be in fulfilment of a rub my back and I will rub yours kind of defence pact between Turkey and Nigeria.

Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, made known the imminent delivery of the drones and helicopters, while speaking in Abuja.

He spoke at the commemoration of the 99th National Day of the Republic of Turkey in Abuja, saying the air techs are intended to help Nigeria’s fight against insecurity.

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“The defence contracts signed between our countries last year, marked a historical record.

“Taking this opportunity, I am proud to announce that two of our flagship defence industry platforms, Bayraktar (TB-2) drones and (T-149) ATAK helicopters, are set to arrive Nigeria.

“We are confident that new Turkish defence products will support the efforts of the Nigerian Government and contribute immensely to the peace, prosperity and security of fellow Nigerians,” Bayraktar said.

But that is not all; he expressed his country’s expectation for Nigeria to reciprocate its legitimate security concerns by taking the necessary steps against FETO terrorist group in Nigeria.

“Remaining as the sole obstacle hindering our bilateral relations to develop further, we call Nigeria not to let terror groups undermine our excellent ties, by allowing this terrorist group to fund their illegal aims and activities, by generation of revenues in this country.

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According to him, 2021 and 2022 had been good in terms of the bilaterial relations between the two countries; he therefore expressed the hope that Nigeria would not allow anything to spoil it going forward.

This he said is particularly given that 2022 marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties with Nigeria,

“These mutual high-level visits have provided the opportunity to underline our shared goal of strengthening our bilateral ties in every field, especially in terms of commerce, defence industry, energy, construction, manufacturing healthcare, education, tourism and culture.

“With its steady growth over the last decade and by emerging as an economic powerhouse in its region, Türkiye expressed its readiness to share its development experience with African States, to broaden and strengthen its cooperation in different areas.

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“Today, Turkish business people some of whom are present here tonight, are investing in numerous sectors, from Fast-Moving-Consumer-Goods to construction, from healthcare to transportation, from energy to agriculture.

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“With the current pace of increasing commercial relations, I am confident that we will soon achieve our target of $5 billion of bilateral trading volume with Nigeria, which remains as one of our top trading partners in sub-Saharan Africa,” Bayraktar said.