The security guards of the Turkish and Nigerian Presidents – Abdullah Gul and Goodluck Jonathan clashed on the margins of the D-8 Summit in Abuja.

According to Milliyet, the Nigerian President met Gul and they entered the residence. However, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek and Minister Cevdet Yilmaz were not let in. As a result, a skirmish between the Turkish and Nigerian security guards broke out. The guards of the Nigerian president also scuffled with their Iranian colleagues.