The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted the claims of made by the Turkish Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, Mr. Mehmet Poroy, that FETO terrorists are active and operational in Nigeria.
Ambassador Poroy spoke in Abuja in an event organised to mark Turkey’s Democracy and National Unity Day.
Poroy Poroy stated that some members a group designated as the Fethullah Terrorist Organisation are operating in Nigeria disguising as educational and health institutions.
In a swift reaction to the claims, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, dismissed the Turkish Ambassador’s claims and staid that Poroy’s position was not official.
Dismissing Poroy’s claims, the DHQ spokesman told journalists in Abuja that the “information from the person you are talking about, as far as Defence Headquarters is concerned, is an unofficial announcement. Everybody is free to say whatever they want. There is freedom of information.
“Nigeria is an independent sovereign nation that can think and act for itself.”
Nigeria plays host to many institutions of Turkish origin, including Turkish schools and hospitals located in various parts of the country including Abuja.
