Insecurity: Nigeria to train 200 military personnel in Turkey

The Nigerian government has announced plans to send at least 200 military personnel to Turkey for training.

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retired), on Saturday said Nigeria and Turkey have reached an agreement for the immediate deployment of 200 Nigerian Special Forces for training in the country.

Speaking on the sidelines of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2026) in Antalya, Türkiye, Musa Kurkey has already allocated a training quota of 200 for Nigerian military personnel.

“We have a Special Forces training agreement. Türkiye has agreed to give us 200 Special Forces trainees, so as soon as I return, we are sending them here for training.

“We 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,” Musa said.

He also announced that Nigeria and Turkey have agreed to work together on defence equipment production and the transfer of military technology.

Noting that Turkey has improved in the production of military hardware, Musa said this partnership will help in the fight against insecurity in the country.

“Türkiye has improved dramatically in the production of military hardware.

“Nigeria 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.

“Because of that, we will move into training, production, and improving on our defence, industrial production, and exchange of officers and soldiers,” he added.