{"id":355689,"date":"2025-02-13T14:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=355689"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:15:02","slug":"canada-denies-nigerias-defence-chief-other-senior-military-officers-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/13\/canada-denies-nigerias-defence-chief-other-senior-military-officers-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada denies Nigeria\u2019s Defence Chief, other senior military officers visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The officials were due to attend an event in Canada honouring war veterans, but only a portion of the delegation was granted visas, leading to strong reactions from Nigerian authorities<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Ribadu expresses outrage<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Canadian Embassy in Nigeria has denied the country\u2019s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, and some other senior military officers visas for an official engagement.<\/p>\n<p>The officials were due to attend an event in Canada honouring war veterans, but only a portion of the delegation was granted visas, leading to strong reactions from Nigerian authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Thursday at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies (AANISS) in Abuja, Ribadu expressed his displeasure, declaring that Canada \u201ccan go to hell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery disappointment is a blessing. Yesterday, I was meant to be in Canada. There\u2019s an event to honour our veterans, those that were injured during battles, and we were meant to be there,\u201d Musa said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were invited with our team. Half has gone, and half has been denied. It\u2019s very disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/05\/tiktok-video-ribadu-demands-apology-retraction-from-najaatu-muhammad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ribadu<\/a> commended Musa for publicly addressing the issue, describing the visa denial as \u2018painful\u2019 and \u2018disrespectful.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for the courage to say Canada denied you visas. They can go to hell,\u201d Ribadu declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though it\u2019s painful, it\u2019s disrespectful, but we are peaceful and strong. I agree with you that it is time to fix our country. 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