The Canadian High Commission in
Nigeria has suspended its operations till further notice.
The suspension may not be
unconnected with the fire that occurred at the commission on Monday.
The High Commission announced the
suspension of its operations via its X account, (formerly Twitter) late Monday
night.
The suspension entails that
pending the resumption of operations, there would be no provision of visa and
immigration services for persons seeking to visit or emigrate to Canada.
Also, there would be no offer of
services to Canadians visiting and living in Nigeria and to Canadians in
Equatorial Guinea, as well as Sao Tome and Principe.
The announcement read, “The High
Commission of Canada to #Nigeria, in #Abuja,
has temporarily suspended operations until further notice.
“For consular assistance, contact our 24/7
Emergency Watch and Response Centre.”
Furthermore, the government of
Canada in its travel advisory via its website on November 6, 2023, warned its
citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Nigeria, including in Abuja, “due to
the unpredictable security situation throughout the country and the significant
risk of terrorism, crime, inter-communal clashes, armed attacks and
kidnappings,” according to its advisory updated November 6, 2023.
The travel advisory came a few
days after the United States issued warnings to its citizens in Nigeria on
November 3, 2023.
Canada also warned its citizens
to avoid Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Plateau, Kogi, Adamawa,
Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Yobe and the Niger Delta states of Akwa Ibom,
Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Imo and Rivers (except Rivers’ capital city, Port Harcourt,
where we advise against non-essential travel) due to the risk of terrorism,
armed attacks, kidnapping, inter-communal and sectarian violence.
When contacted on the phone, an
official of the Canadian High Commission, Demilade Kosemani, declined our reporter’s
call neither did he respond to the message sent to his phone.
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