A coalition of 148 civil society organisations under the auspices of Citizen Right Advocate (CRA) has urged the Ambassador of Greece to Nigeria, Ioannis Plotas to investigate the atrocities committed at the Consular section of the embassy.
The coalition also tasked the House of Representatives Committees on Diaspora, Foreign Affairs and other relevant committees to investigate the allegations of high – handedness and inhuman treatment of Nigerians in Greece Embassy.
The coalition alleged that the Head of the Consular Department was denying Nigerians with genuine visa applications.
The coalition noted that the list of Nigerians being denied visas include governors, legislators, and other top government officials.
In a statement by its Executive Director, Hammed Saheed, the group noted that such negative trends if not immediately curbed could jeopardise Nigeria’s bilateral relationship with Greece.
“Nigerians who visit Greece Embassy for genuine business or to process their visa are treated like criminals at the Consular Section in the embassy.
“This is pathetic and sad. The United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights of 1948, advocates for the protection of the fundamental rights and freedom of every human being, and the Embassy is currently violating such rights.
“It is so sad that Nigerians are not treated with dignity in their own country. They chase many Nigerians out of the Embassy like criminals and touts. This is sad,” the statement said.
The group, therefore, called on the Ambassador of Greece to Nigeria to rise to the situation and halt the act at the consular section.