Kayode OyeroThe Nigeria High Commission in Ottawa, Canada, has announced the closure of its embassy office in the country. The Mission also said it has suspended special intervention arrangements whereby emergency cases were being handled on discretionary basis. It cited as reason for the closure Nigerians’ “violent mob action” against its workers during application for passport renewal. “We devised a system in which citizens with emergency cases were being attended to strictly by appointment on designated days of the week. “Matters came to a head on Friday, August 14, 2020 when a group showed up at the High Commission and refused to allow the Embassy staff members to attend to those who had appointments.

Source: Punch August 19, 2020 16:07 UTC