A week after a Nigerian man destroyed vehicles at the Nigeria High Commission in London, over a delay in the issuance of his passport, the Commission
A week after a Nigerian man destroyed vehicles at the Nigeria High Commission in London, over a delay in the issuance of his passport, the Commission has decided that passports will be mailed henceforth to applicants as against coming to the commission for collection of passports.
Recall that a 32-year-old Nigerian, Mr. Ewohime Apkovweta, caused thousands of pounds worth of damages to diplomatic cars at the Nigerian High Commission in London. According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Apkovweta had approached the High Commission to collect his passport at 2pm but was told the collection of passports closed at 1pm. He, however, insisted on collecting the passport and the officials requested his collection slip which he could not produce. The Commission said, “He left agitated and returned from a nearby hotel to destroy about seven cars, some belonging to the mission, and some to guests who parked nearby.”
A notice on the website of the Nigeria High Commission in London, confirmed that they will now mail passports to applicants. It reads;
