Nigeria, Turkey Explore Partnership in Production of Military Hardware

Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja

In a renewed drive to equip the Nigerian Armed Forces with high-tech hardware and other military equipment, Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, weekend, paid a bilateral visit to Turkey to further discuss and explore  how best Nigeria could partner with Turkey on the  production of military hardware and equipment.
Badaru, accompanied by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Mashal Hassan Abubakar, visited the Turkish Aerospace Industries in the capital city, Ankara.

He inspected various sections of the firm in charge of the manufacturing of modern military aircraft and other defence equipment.
In the course of taking him round the facility, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Temel Kotel, informed the minister that the industry was established in 1973 with the primary goal of manufacturing military aircraft, satellites, and unmanned aerial vehicles otherwise know as drones.

A statement by the Ministry of Defence in Abuja stated that at the conclusion of the tour, the minister commended the company for its over five decades of successful ventures in the manufacturing of military  facilities.
He said Nigeria would explore the possibility of partnering with Turkey in intelligence and information sharing for the mutual benefit of both countries in defence cooperation.