This is contained in a statement he gave to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Friday.

He said the call contained misleading information and would not have dignified it with a response.

According to Kertim, the schools have been operating in Nigeria since 1998 and as law-abiding schools they owe Nigerians a duty to expose the ulterior motives of the ambassador.

``The NTIC is not a Turkish government- run institution, but a privately funded institution by a group of Turkish investors.

``As a responsible organization operating in Nigeria since 1998, we are conversant with the laws of the land’’, he added

Kertim, however, said the call by Cakil ``is not only baseless, but also unfounded and of poor taste.’’

The government of Turkey through Cakil had on Thursday alerted the Nigerian government on the existence of the schools ``owned by suspected terrorists.’’

Kertim, therefore, urged the public to ignore and disregard the statement by the Turkish ambassador.

`` Our schools are fully functional and will continue to be’’, he stressed.