The US Embassy in Nigeria took to its twitter handle this afternoon to deny reports of rejecting clergyman, Bishop Oyedepo’s visa application, a news that was initially published by ThisDay.
The embassy via its verified twitter handle, says the report is false.
The tweet reads;
#FalseNews Alert! Be advised, the reports making the rounds about a visa being denied to Nigerian Bishop Oyedepo are false. If you have seen this manufactured item in the media, help defeat this #misinformation by communicating to everyone that it is completely false.
#FalseNews Alert! Be advised, the reports making the rounds about a visa being denied to Nigerian Bishop Oyedepo are false.
If you have seen this manufactured item in the media, help defeat this #misinformation by communicating to everyone that it is completely false. pic.twitter.com/H1pDwhf9XW— U.S. Mission Nigeria (@USEmbassyAbuja) January 31, 2020