British Secret Agency, M16, Police Proposed £3,000 Visa Bond Against Nigeria – Report Want to be informed? Then Register Now To Get Regular News & Updates! BY UDUMA KALU A report from a United Kingdom based journal, University World News, has said the £3,000 visa pilot scheme against Nigeria was proposed by the British intelligence service, MI6 and British police headquarters at Scotland Yard. The new UK visa scheme will impose £3,000 (US$4,740) in charges on unspecified visa applicants thought to be ‘high risk visitors’ from Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. The Nigerian government has threatened retaliatory measures if London goes ahead with the ‘refundable’ but unpopular visa bond. The report said there was palpable anger and disappointment among Nigerians who have gained admission into British universities for the upcoming academic session. Students already in UK institutions are also unhappy about a new ‘visa bond’ scheme to be implemented against ‘high risk’ visitors by the David Cameron’s administration. As a precautionary measure, many parents have instructed Nigerian banks to suspend, for now, sending tuition and accommodation fees to British universities, the report noted. The report written by Professor Tunde Fatunde, a Nigerian scholar quoted diplomatic sources in Abuja, as saying that both the M16 and the Scotland Yard, are reportedly worried that some foreign students who apply for visas to study in British universities have developed, in their home countries, ideas and determination to commit terrorism on British soil. The report said, the visa bond is believed to be a subtle way of ensuring that students who are labelled as ‘high risk’ know that they will be targets of intelligence surveillance while they are studying at British universities. It quoted a diplomat, who did not want to be named, as saying that Ghana was included on the ‘high risk’ country list because its airport and seaports were thought to be avenues for Latin American drug cartels who use some Ghanian students as drug couriers. The same diplomat said some students from Nigeria, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh had been involved in terrorism in Britain. He cited the examples of Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalab, a Nigerian and former student of University College London, who tried to blow up an American plane in December 2009, and student Michael Adebolajo, a Nigerian-born Briton, who recently hacked a British soldier to death. “The British government is convinced that the use of visa bond may go a long way to make Britain safe,” the diplomat said. The diplomat also revealed that the visa bonds would be extended to some non-students thought to be high risk and hinted that British embassies might collaborate with local intelligence services in collecting evidence on some visa applicants. Academic SessionAccommodation FeesBritish IntelligenceBritish SoilBritish UniversitiesDavid CameronDiplomatic SourcesDrug CartelsEnsuring That StudentsIndia And PakistanIntelligence ServiceIntelligence SurveillanceNigeria GhanaNigeria ReportNigerian GovernmentPilot SchemeRetaliatory MeasuresScotland YardUk InstitutionsVisa Applicants Like this Article? Share it! About The Author Nigeria We saw the return of Nigerian greatness. A country of hope – dreams and impossibilities are made possible. No place will replace our pride of being called a Nigerian. The purpose of this community based platform is to objectively inform, educate, engage and communicate the Nigeria we all love. We look forward to your continued support. Profile Sign in with TwitterSign in with Facebook or Name EmailNot published Website + 8 = thirteen Comment Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. ← Previous post SEARCH Sign up/Log in to join for our forum Register Log in Entries RSS Comments RSS WordPress.org Share & See What Your Friend’s Are Up To – Log In To start Login Register Get Regular News & Updates via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Categories Select CategoryAfricaAgricultureBusinessColonial eraCrimeCultureDocumentaryEarly History of NigeriaEconomyEducationEmploymentFinanceForeign relationsGeneralGeographyGovernment and politicsHealth issuesHistoryHuman rightsIncidentsInternationalKey sectorsLanguageLawLiteratureMedia representationMilitaryMusic and filmNigerian-Biafran WarNollywoodOil & GasPopulation of major citiesPost-independencePowerReal EstateReligionReturn to democracyScience and technologySecuritySocietal issuesSportsStrife and sectarian violenceTechnologyTelecommsTransportationVideoWhat the papers say History of Nigeria
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