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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the ministry of
foreign affairs to investigate how a wanted terrorist was
granted Nigerian Visa in Lebanon to visit the country.
This was made known by an official of the in Abuja,
Tuesday evening, during a chat with Vanguard.
Ahmad al-Assir, an ISIS leader was arrested by Lebanese
authorities as he attempted to leave Lebanon to Nigeria via
Cairo
He noted that the radical Muslim cleric, Ahmad al-Assir,
was arrested by Lebanese authorities as he attempted to leave
Lebanon for Nigeria via Cairo with a fake Palestinian
passport issued alongside a valid Nigerian Visa, at the
Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport early
Saturday, August 15, 2015.
The Nigerian official who pleaded anonymity, said that the
president is unhappy about the development and wants to get
to the root of the matter, as the foreign ministry has been
asked to explain how the wanted terrorist got a valid
Nigerian visa.
He said: “the reported arrest of the wanted terrorist is a
huge embarrassment to Nigeria and the President has
directed that the matter should be investigated. The
embassy in Lebanon has been directed to furnish the
ministry with details of how the man got the visa.
“The National Intelligence Agency Officer has been directed
to provide details of what happened.”
Abubakar Shekau, leader of islamic sect, Boko Haram , in a
recent audio, mocked the Nigerian government, adding that he
was still alive and no man can kill him.
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