Crazy things are indeed happening in this Nigeria. Nigerians were busy minding their businesses, and enduring the economic hardship ravaging the country when CDS Musa came with a story of pain, on that he took his time to share with Nigerians.
Musa’s story was not that of the usual hero and vilian. No, it was more of a victim and, well, you know the rest.
Relax, don’t be in such a hurry, the story is just getting started.
Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, told Nigerians that the Canadian embassy denied him and other top military officers visas.
His claim sparked immediate commotion.
Well, there is a latest development.
As we speak, the Canada High Commission in Nigeria has responded to the statement from Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa.
Make no mistake, General Musa and top military officers were supposed to be in Canada on Wednesday.
Sadly, they were denied visas by the Canadian embassy on Tuesday.
However, the Chief of Defence Staff narrated the disappointing ordeal on Thursday.
It was while he gave a lecture at the maiden National Association of the Institute for Security Studies (AANISS), in Abuja.
Also Read: Canada Visa Denial: It Is Disrespectful To Us As A People – Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
“Every disappointment is a blessing. Yesterday (Wednesday), I was meant to be in Canada. There’s an event to honour our veterans, those that were injured during battles, and we were meant to be there,” Musa partly said.
Canada Can Go To Hell
Meanwhile, the visa issue also generated condemnation from the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu.
Ribadu told Canada “they can go to hell” for denying General Musa’s visa.
Additionally, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, also described the visa denial as a disrespect to Nigeria.
However, the Canada High Commission reacted via a brief statement, on its X handle, on Friday.
To the commission, for privacy purposes, it would not provide any comment on the visa issues of the persons involved.
“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,” it read.
