The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, August 19, provided an update on the case of a radical preacher who tried to flee to Nigeria using a fake passport.

The news broke over the weekend when a fugitive terrorist, Ahmad al-Assir, who had been in hiding for two years, was detained in Lebanon while attempting to leave the country.

Al-Assir changed his look and used a fake passport in an attempt to board a plane

Nigerians were outraged by the fact that a criminal, tagged by some as an “ISIS leader” in Lebanon, had managed to receive a Nigerian visa. The presidency reportedly ordered an investigation into the matter.
Premium Times quotes the ministry’s permanent secretary, Bulus Lolo, as saying that the process has already started and the Lebanese authorities have already been contacted on the matter.
“I have commenced my own investigation process. I spoke to our charge d’affairs in Lebanon and he has met with the Lebanese authorities.
“The charge d’affairs said the matter was being looked into but the facts that were emerging would suggest that what the media had reported was not entirely the true story. It seems that this individual is of Palestine extraction and has resided for a very long time in Lebanon.