The Federal Government on Monday denied reports that Nigeria had agreed to extradite 1000 Turkish nationals, at the request of Turkish Government.
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, said this in a statement by his media aide Sarah Sanda in Abuja.
The reports had quoted Onyeama as saying that “there was a request for the extradition of some Turks in Nigeria who have been given asylum and recognised by the UN as political refugees and the Turkish government requested that we extradite some of them.
“There was also a request that the schools and hospitals established by Gülen Movement should be closed in Nigeria. They now labelled them Fethtulah (FETO) as a terrorist organisation”.
It also quoted Onyeama as saying that President Buhari assured President Erdogan that Nigeria would not allow terrorism from Turks.
The minister said Nigeria did not enter into any agreement with any nation to extradite its nationals.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Ministry wishes to state in clear terms that, no such agreement was entered into.
“Every individual, of whatever nationality, legally residing in Nigeria is guaranteed full protection under Nigerian and international laws,” he said.
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