The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, South Africa, Abdul Malik M Ahmed says Nigerians applying for lost passports are criminals.

Ahmed disclosed this in one of the press statements released after he was accused of ‘Diplomatic Extortion’ by Nigerians living in South Africa.

Based on information he acquired from the ‘grapevine,’ he believes people applying for missing passports are criminal elements.

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Nigerians in South Africa reacted angrily to the announcement, alleging that the charge might have serious ramifications for them in the rainbow nation.