A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to call out the Nigerian Embassy in Sweden for allegedly failing to help Nigerians who visit the embassy for passport renewal or issuance.
In a post shared on X, the Nigerian lady said she visited the embassy two days ago for a passport renewal. She said some Nigerians had also flown into Sweden from other countries in Europe to get their passports regularized. However, to their shock, the embassy officials said they couldn’t go ahead as they did not have have ‘’connection with Abuja”. She said everyone who ad wasted money on tickets to come down all had to go back empty handed and were asked to come some other time.
She mentioned that some Nigerians she met at the embassy said this was the second time they were experiencing such a thing.
‘’I went to the Nigerian embassy in Sweden yesterday to renew my passport.
You won’t believe what happened. People had travelled from Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Finland, and various parts of Sweden just for their biometrics. None of them were captured. The excuse given was “no connection from Abuja.”
All of us, whether we had appointments or not, ended up going home empty-handed. The costs of flights, trains, and ferries were wasted just like that. We were simply told to come back anytime.
Nigeria is such a disgraceful country. This isn’t the first time it’s happened, and it’s not limited to the embassy in Sweden. Other embassies have faced the same issues. The ambassador in Sweden was a genuinely kind man; he kept coming down to address us and offer his sympathies.
The Nigerian embassy in Sweden has long been one of the best for passport renewals in Europe. In the past, you could go there and walk out with your new passport the same day. But now that they no longer have the authority to print passports, it’s become a complete mess.
Someone I met there said it was his second trip from Finland, only to encounter the same problem (no connection) again. He refused to return home, saying he couldn’t afford another ticket, so he decided to stay in a hotel. This is the first time I’ve seen or heard of a citizen showing up for an appointment at their own country’s embassy, only to be turned away due to “no connection” with headquarters, and with no compensation for travel expenses. Nothing at all!”
