President Buhari has ordered a full investigation into how a wanted terrorist was granted Nigerian Visa in Lebanon to visit the country.
An official of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign affairs said in Abuja on Tuesday evening, that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to investigate the circumstances surrounding the issuance of Visa to the wanted terrorist into Nigeria.
The radical Muslim cleric, Ahmad al-Assir was arrested by Lebanese authorities as he attempted to travel into Nigeria through Cairo.
According to reports, he was arrested while attempting to travel with a fake Palestinian passport with a valid Nigerian Visa at the Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport on Saturday, August 15, 2015 in Lebanon.