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’17 schools in Nigeria were involved in failed coup in Turkey’ – Ambassador

Seventeen Turkish schools in Nigeria were allegedly involved in the failed coup attempt in Turkey, says the Turkish ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil.
The ambassador stated this on Wednesday when he was paid a visit by Shehu Sani, vice-chairman, senate committee on foreign affairs.
Cakil called on the Nigerian government to shut down the school, noting that the discovery was made by  investigations conducted by the Turkish government into the failed coup that saw the death of over 300 people.
He said, “We are requesting the Nigerian government to close down the schools.
“I have requested officially, both orally and in writing, the closure of these schools. Also, I have sent a letter to Mr Geoffrey Onyeama (foreign minister) and Mr Abba Kyari (chief of staff to the president) about this subject and requested their support for the closure of the schools.
“I will also send letters to the chairmen of committees on foreign affairs in the national assembly as well as the senate majority leader over the issue and I am going to enclose some documents in English on how the group members are engaged in the army, police and the judiciary.
“In Nigeria, there are 17 schools, which belong to the Gulen Movement, one in Kano, one in Kaduna, one in Abuja, Lagos etc and they are offering scholarships.
“We are starting some legal procedures to take the name of Turkish out of the name of the schools. They are not the schools of the Turkish government.
“They are misleading the public and allocating scholarships to the children of the high bureaucracy and after they graduate from school, they send the children to Turkey to attend their universities.”
“Turkish government has already closed down all primary, secondary, high schools and universities owned by the group in Turkey.
“In our system, it is allowed for the foundation to establish schools if they fulfill some requirements and that is how they established these schools. This is an issue that the Turkish government has attached so much importance.
“Recently, my minister called Mr Onyeama and briefed him about these schools because they are raising funds through the schools and they are using these funds for the illegal activities.
“This is a matter of national security for us in Turkey. I have instructions from my government to follow up this matter and we will be very happy to obtain the support of Nigerian legislators on that issue.
“I will take the matter up to the federal executive council. I have also requested an audience with the minister of education. You may be aware that the government of Turkey started to investigate those responsible for the coup attempt.
“It is really clear that the Gulen Movement is behind the coup. There are some testimonies by detained military officials.
“They are confessing that they are in connection with the Gulen Movement and they have been members of the Gulen Movement for a long time and they have been planning this coup for a long time, nearly five months.
“The government of Turkey has started to take some legal actions against the leader of the movement. He is now based in the United States. His extradition is a legal matter between turkey and United States.”
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