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Buhari orders probe into how wanted Lebanese ISIS terrorist got Nigerian visa

 The Federal Government has ordered a full investigation into how a wanted terrorist was granted Nigerian visa in Lebanon to visit the country. An official of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Vanguard  in Abuja, yesterday, that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to investigate the circumstances surrounding the issuance of Nigerian visa to the wanted terrorist who has been on the wanted list of several governments. It will be recalled that a radical Muslim cleric, Ahmad al-Assir, was arrested by Lebanese authorities as he attempted to leave Lebanon for Nigeria via Cairo. He was said to have been arrested while attempting to travel with a fake Palestinian passport with a valid Nigerian visa at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport on Saturday, August 15, 2015 in Lebanon. According to the official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who spoke with  Vanguard  on condition of anonymity, the ministry has be...