Abuja, Nigeria — wahala dey ground as over plenty Nigerians wey get U.S. visas don find demself waka no fit enter America again! Dis one no be joke o; e dey happen after U.S. Embassy for Nigeria begin cancel valid visas wey dem don give pipo months or years ago. E be like say COVID no dey the only thing wey fit hold you back from your plans.
Former top man for NNPC, Olufemi Soneye, don spill the tea, talk say plenty of dem don dey receive short letters from embassy wey tell dem say dem passports no go fit enter U.S. again. Wetin be the reason? Dem say ‘new information’ don show up after dem don give the visas, but no details follow the wahala.
Some of dem wey carry this news jeje include business owners wey don plan family reunions, students wey dey hustle to study abroad, and even healthcare providers looking for medical treatment. You fit imagine waiting na to cancel your trip last minute because of this sudden wahala! Make dem no catch you for airport wey you go dey find explanation from immigration. E go sweet for dem.
Soneye talk say some pipo wey don travel many times without any issue now dey receive cancellation alerts at the boarding gates! So, dem just dey embarrass dem and send dem back home like bad children wey no sabi behave. Some even get detained small by immigration before dem go allow dem waka back home, no thanks to dis visa drama.
But wetin dey happen, you go ask? Some people dey think say dis visa cancel matter na part of the current U.S. government change in policy towards Africa, especially Nigeria — wey no dey nice since Trump days. E be like say na dat kind over scrutiny dey ground Canadian pipo and pity dem dey akara.
As if to say we no get enough wahala, nobody from the U.S. Embassy don show face give proper explanation. Na silence be their own, while Nigerians dey suffer the brunt of this sudden action like say dem get no human rights. Dis kind policy dey affect the economy too, as many professionals and entrepreneurs depend on these visas to do businesses.
“This no just be about stamp for passport; na about livelihood, education, and family bonds,” Soneye reflect as dem dey discuss the matter. How dem go just take bread from person mouth like that without any reason? Make dem no believe say na joke o, because di implications dey serious, and e fit damage relationships wey wan build over years.
As we dey look up for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs make dem talk to U.S. Embassy, citizensify dey ask for explanation. Wetin dem go do wey go make sense? Lekki at least, wahala plenty. If we no go use am settle ordinary discussions, how dem go ensure justice wey go stop dem from treating Nigerian citizens like dem no get rights?
So far, dem don ask dem to reapply for visa — wahala wey fit cost dem time and money. Nobody really sabi wetin go happen next, but dis one na crisis wey dey play out quietly. For now, e be like say Nigerians dey trapped in confusion and no address for dis matter; all hope no dey shine well for dem as dem face this struggle.
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