Canadian High Commission speaks on visa denial to CDS, others

The Canadian High Commission in Nigeria has finally spoken out on the controversy that trailed its decision to deny visas to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Christopher Musa, and other top Nigerian senior officials by the Canadian Embassy to attend an event to honour war veterans in Canada.

The visa denial was made known by Gen. Musa at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies, where he revealed that the Canadian Embassy denied him and some members of his team visas to attend an event to honour war veterans in Canada.

With the bad blood generated by the controversy which many believe could lead to a diplomatic row, the Canadian High Commission, in a statement on Friday, stated it could not comment on the status of individual visa applications for privacy reasons.

“The High Commission of Canada in Nigeria is aware of media reports related to planned travel to Canada by senior officials.

“However, for privacy reasons, we are unable to provide any comment on the status of visa applications of specific individuals,” the High Commission wrote in a post on its X handle.

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