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Posted at12:0929 Jul
Daily Trust
About 2,000 Nigerians are employed by the colleges
Turkey has asked Nigeria to close all schools and colleges that it says are associated with US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom it accuses of sponsoring the 15 July failed coup to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Nigeria's Daily Trust reports.
Turky's ambassador Hakan Cakil said a request had been made to shut 17 education institutions:
We have formally and verbally made our demand to the Nigerian government through the Foreign Affairs Minister.
All the schools in Nigeria belong to the Gulen movement and not the Turkish government. They are using the schools to recruit followers for terrorism. This is threatening the peace in our country as they are using funds they are generating in Nigeria for terrorism."
Mr. Cemal Yigit, the spokesman of the Nigerian Turkish International Colleges, said he was unaware of the request, but it would not surprise him:
It is so unfortunate that the smear attack is even reaching Nigeria. Nigeria is a sovereign country and [it] is as if the Turkish Ambassador has the luxury of giving Nigerian authorities instructions..."
He said that college employed 2,000 Nigerians.
Earlier this month, Turkey's announced that it would be taking over Gulen-linked schools and hospitals in Somalia after putting pressure on the government to expel its Turkish staff.
Mr Gulen has denied being involved in the coup plot.
Africa highlights: Friday 29 July 2016, as it happened - BBC News
Are you fukking kidding me?
Daily Trust
About 2,000 Nigerians are employed by the colleges
Turkey has asked Nigeria to close all schools and colleges that it says are associated with US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom it accuses of sponsoring the 15 July failed coup to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Nigeria's Daily Trust reports.
Turky's ambassador Hakan Cakil said a request had been made to shut 17 education institutions:
We have formally and verbally made our demand to the Nigerian government through the Foreign Affairs Minister.
All the schools in Nigeria belong to the Gulen movement and not the Turkish government. They are using the schools to recruit followers for terrorism. This is threatening the peace in our country as they are using funds they are generating in Nigeria for terrorism."
Mr. Cemal Yigit, the spokesman of the Nigerian Turkish International Colleges, said he was unaware of the request, but it would not surprise him:
It is so unfortunate that the smear attack is even reaching Nigeria. Nigeria is a sovereign country and [it] is as if the Turkish Ambassador has the luxury of giving Nigerian authorities instructions..."
He said that college employed 2,000 Nigerians.
Earlier this month, Turkey's announced that it would be taking over Gulen-linked schools and hospitals in Somalia after putting pressure on the government to expel its Turkish staff.
Mr Gulen has denied being involved in the coup plot.
Africa highlights: Friday 29 July 2016, as it happened - BBC News
Are you fukking kidding me?
People keep talking about Putin having imperial aspirations but in fact it looks like Erdogan is the one rebooting the Ottoman empire
You would be perfect for politics given your willingness to break the law for fiduciary gain 
I cant hate tho...make them dollars bruh
