US embassy in Nigeria under-fire over alleged reports of visa denial to Nigerian students

While a few Nigerians on social media commended the embassy for debunking the report, a majority of those who responded criticised the embassy. A user with the handle,@alphaolive, wrote, “Many people that apply for American Visa were denied without any justification. I was told that I wont come back when I only wanted to stay two weeks .It is immoral to be collecting Visa Fee from Nigerians and act as if it is a revenue source for USA.Things like this may support”

Another user,@nnaezema, My friend was given admission by a school in US and you denied him visa twice. So why shouldn't we believe the news?.” One Francis Odikpo wrote, “Visiting America should not be a big deal, let’s work and make Nigeria better. Maybe it is their way of telling us to fix our mess.”

A woman @Diva_Ambitious, asked the embassy to release its record of the number of visas it had issued in four months “and how many applications,” @Sigaboj added.

Olayinka Adio wrote, “How can you explain denying a student, who has secured admission with a scholarship and also has an uncle, a lecturer at the same school he was admitted to, who will make his stay and education comfortable, a visa after two attempts in two months?”