US defends Soyinka’s visa revocation

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The United States Embassy in Lagos has stated that visas granted by the country to foreign nationals are based on privilege, not a right.

The US Consulate in Lagos made this clarification on Thursday in response to an inquiry from The PUNCH regarding the revocation of the visa of Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka.

In an email response to our correspondent on Thursday, the Consulate noted that it could not discuss the details of the particular visa for confidentiality reasons.

“Under U.S. law, visa records are generally confidential. We will not discuss the details of this individual visa case,” the Public Diplomacy Officer, US Department of State, US Consulate General, Lagos, Julia McKay, said. Punch