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S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by omanzo02: 1:32pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
S/African police invade Nigerian embassy •Siege may lead to diplomatic row between both countries Written by Stephen Gbadamosi with agency report Sunday, 04 December 2011 If necessary steps are not taken, a disagreement over visa refusal to some South Africans in Johannesburg during the week may develop into a major diplomatic row between Nigeria and South Africa. According to a South African newspaper, Saturday Star, some members of a local church had accused the Nigerian Consulate staff of demanding bribes from them before they could be granted visa to the country. Although the Nigerian Consulate, according to the visa denial victims, hinged the refusal on its inability to verify that the Twelve Apostles Church in Christ to which the 68 members belonged was duly registered in Nigeria, the South Africans insisted that they were treated so because they did not give bribe. They were said to be travelling to Nigeria to attend an annual prayer meeting of the church in Nigeria and that they had booked for air tickets and accommodation with a sum of R500, 000. They also claimed that their passports were returned with cancelled visas on them. According to Saturday Star, a member of the church delegation, Thami Khanyile, said they were bluntly asked to pay the bribe before their visas were issued. She said a consulate official told them that staff had been sweating over 68 visas “for nothing.” “When we stated that we were not willing to pay a bribe, the officials reacted angrily and proceeded to revoke the visas which had already been issued on our passports. They told us that the Nigerian church which we were visiting did not provide them with a genuine certificate that our church was registered. We saw this as a ploy to try and solicit bribe from us. “We called the police to come to our rescue because they refused to hand our passports back. “We wanted to open a case, but we were advised to take this through international relations,” Khanyile was quoted to have said. However, reports had it that the arrival of heavily armed policemen from Bramley police station was to aggravate the drama as upon being denied access by consular officials, they attempted force entry and tried to scale the electric fence. The local newspaper also published CCTV camera pictures of the policemen arguing with security staff and officials of the embassy in their bid to gain entry into the premises. Sources at the consular were quoted to have said the church members had tried to stage an “illegal sit in” at the consulate after they were told to return the next day with additional documents. “Police ordered the guard on duty to open the gate and when he refused, they threatened to gain entry by force,” the source was quoted. Another source was quoted: “They acted in violation of diplomatic protocols and will have to answer serious questions for invading Nigeria.” However, the local paper reported that the spokesman for the Department of International Relations, Clayson Monyela, commented that the department would raise the issues through diplomatic channels with its counterpart. Also, the spokesperson of the South African Police (SAPS), Captain Dennis Adriao, was quoted as saying that the organisation would investigate, “once official complaint” was received, adding that “the SAPS respects international diplomatic protocols and any violation of these protocols will be seen in serious light.” http://tribune.com.ng/sun/front-page-articles/5776-safrican-police-invade-nigerian-embassy-siege-may-lead-to-diplomatic-row-between-both-countries |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by omanzo02: 2:00pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
Waiting to see how Ministry of external affair will handle this. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by ektbear: 2:44pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
interesting |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Horus(m): 4:47pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
So the South African police don't know that it is illegal to invade an embassy? |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by RICHIEBOI1(m): 6:08pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
lets see how this plays out. as usual apologies will follow and it will be business as usual. if only our govt can take a cue from what just happened btw the UK and Iran. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by antartica(m): 6:21pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
Nigeria has lost respect in the eyes of the world.The harm we cause for ourselves is driving us to extinction. We have lost the tempo,allowing retarded thieves like obj to lead us and ruin or societal values. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Nobody: 6:41pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
tribune str8up copy an paste. shameful http://www.sundaytribune.co.za/cops-try-to-storm-consulate-1.1191559 A diplomatic storm is brewing after police allegedly tried to storm the Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg this week. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Nobody: 6:44pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
http://www.farmitracker.com/reports/view/2134?l=fr_FR SA cops stormed Nigerian consulate gate, tried to climb electronic fence in bribery-row |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Demdem(m): 7:08pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
Wrong to invade our embassy however i somehow like this. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by otokx(m): 7:38pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
No one is talking about the bribe and the seized passports. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by egift(m): 7:56pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
otokx: Thank you jare. Nigeria wants to use their embassy to be extorting money from people. Anytime you travel, you will understand the gravity. I know Jonathan will not do anything. He will not want the mess to blow up in his face. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Nobody: 8:03pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
^^^ especially as he has SA prosecuting henry okah in another leaky case |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Nobody: 8:25pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
Demdem:me too but i hope it doesn't go this way RICHIE BOI: |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by obowunmi(m): 8:32pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
Nigerians are very stupid people. Nigeria is the only place in the world where criminals, thieves, and rogues, can walk around scout free, I don't know what South Africans want to come do in that dump. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Yeske2(m): 9:05pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
SAPS dey craze? |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by cashmentor(m): 9:08pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
obowunmi:sorry buh, your father and mother are a very silly couple for giving birth 2 a waste like u, And least i forgot, d only dump i see right now, seems 2 b ur dumb a$$, Poo like u calling my home dumb, Ashi! |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by obowunmi(m): 9:11pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
How can a so-called diplomatic mission collect bribes publicly on international domain, The absolute disgust! I don't believe in personal attacks bro, so I won't respond to your stupidity. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by cjfavour(m): 9:55pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
our govt shld investigate d bribery issue. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by AfroBlue(m): 10:06pm On Dec 04, 2011 |
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Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by cashmentor(m): 7:23am On Dec 05, 2011 |
South Africa invaded Nigeria and u talk about bribe and blah blah blah! Who d hect is SA, as if they're saints abi, isn't there a laid down rules 2 settle isues like this, but no, coz Inferiority complex, jealousy and envy is eating them dry, Nigeria is becomin 2 friendly 2 my likin, a little bit of hostile will do us Good especialy in Africa! obowunmi:Stupidity? That's a one way lane that leads right back 2 u, |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Madcow(m): 8:18am On Dec 05, 2011 |
The Nigerian Police Force should also Invade and blockade the S'African embassy, It's not rocket , |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by egift(m): 8:22am On Dec 05, 2011 |
cashmentor: You better stop now before South African government will tell the whole world how the Nigerian government sought their support to intimidate John Okah over nothing. Or do you also want the SA to tell you how long they have been getting reports of corrupt practices from the Naija Console. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Godmann(m): 8:41am On Dec 05, 2011 |
It was wrong for South African Police to do this. But we also know that the Nigerian officials must have asked for bribe as USUAL. Our country needs cleansing!!! Or we will awaits bigger mess because the center will never hold with this level of corruption and irresponsibility. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Dennisana(m): 8:46am On Dec 05, 2011 |
Ha!naija!well there shud b an investigatn b4 conclusion.though i dnt doubt those SA's bribe allegatn against naija's diplomats,it is very possible that they were asked 4 bribe.also,the SAs shud nt forget that we fought 4 their independence,nigerian blood was spilt 4 them. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Nobody: 8:51am On Dec 05, 2011 |
If †ђξ claims by †ђξ south Africans are true then everyone in that embassy needs to be suspended without pay. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by klas(m): 8:54am On Dec 05, 2011 |
So because somebody alleged that visa denial was because of bribe, it means he must be right and he is above making false accusation? He said that visa had already been pasted on their passport but was cancelled by the official in annoyance because no bribe was given. Is that possible? No embassy allows you to peruse your processed visa on its premises, you have to go out first. So how did the passports get back to the embassy officials for them to cancel the initial 'valid visa' and even seize the passports? And if the passports had not been handed over to the applicants, How did they know the decision of the embassy? The police that wanted to forcefully enter, were they going to arrest diplomats or forcefully retrieve the passports? All the time SA had been denying Nigerian visas, why have we not been alleging bribery? |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Oba234: 9:01am On Dec 05, 2011 |
lol, honestly it's Nigerians that will suffer as a result of this regardless of whether Nigeria or South Africa is at fault. All South Africans have to do is stop diplomatic ties with Nigeria and close Nigerian embassy. Nigeria can do likewise also, but I don't see South Africans rushing to Nigeria to live there, it's mostly the opposite that occur, so abeg Nigeria, don't screw this up o. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Myself2(m): 9:04am On Dec 05, 2011 |
Oba234: This shows how ignorant you are Have you checked the balance/volume of trade relations between the two countries??It's heavily skewed in SAs favour,I dont even need to give examples,just wash the mud of ignorance from yo ayes so you can see Any diplomatic row between the two countries will hit SA more |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Nobody: 9:05am On Dec 05, 2011 |
Extremely wrong for them to invade our consulate |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Oba234: 9:07am On Dec 05, 2011 |
Myself2: lol, okay. Keep lying to yourself. I don't see it affecting South Africa that much at all. That just my 2cent. Been to SA and SA is light years ahead of Nigeria. |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by olajide8(m): 9:09am On Dec 05, 2011 |
Woe betide you for pointing your left finger at your father land and your place of abode is a dump, now coming to this issue I would like to also see how its going to play out some nigerians have brought down the intergrity of nigeria to the point where common police officers rankless would want to scale an embassy fence illegal entry into nigeria, by force well the likes of james ibori, okah, peter ololo odilli have brought us to this disripute steal and save their and when they are caught they are left of the hook by the law nigerians can't easily get visa's into S.A if you don't tender all the necessary documentation so why shoyld they be given visa's with all their documentation just because the paid 500,000 rand are they investors I have always said this nigerian civil servants are extremely corrupt they also shame nigeria they always bit more then they can chew and have to support them selves by proceeds from corruption check them out they would be trying to own properties in S.A under illegal names paying mortgages through corrupt tendencies we have to lay of the whole civil servants in nigeria and probe all the permanent secretaries, directors and deputy directors we also have to probe all assistant directors of finance, CPO's infact all of them especially the federal auditors |
Re: S'African Police Invade Nigerian Embassy Over Visa Refusal To South Africans by Myself2(m): 9:10am On Dec 05, 2011 |
klas: Dont mind the ignorant ignoramuses. I can bet my last cent those punks were not f*cking church people,for all we know they could be one of the several batches of south africans coming to take Nigerian telecoms,private security,aviation,banking,hospitality etc etc jobs BTW that $1k repatriation fee the SA consulate in Nigeria compels Nigerians to pay,is it legal Oh how I wish the foreign affairs minister is as heads-upped as that of aviation,sparks would be flying already and SA govt officials would have to apologise and sanction those their over zealous and ignorant cops who need some schoolling on international protocol |
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