Shine your eyes, we didn’t ask Buhari for 1 million migrants — Canadian Embassy

The High Commission of Canada to Nigeria has faulted an online story claiming that the Canadian Government had petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to release one million Nigerians for the Canadian government to fill six million job vacancies.

The High Commission, via its official Twitter handle @CanHCNigeria, warned, “If you see a story online about moving to Canada that seems too good to be true – shine your eyes well-well.”

The warning was in response to a story titled, “Canada’s Prime Minister begs Nigeria President for one million immigrants,” published by an online platform and wildly circulated on the social media.

The High Commission, in response, warned, “If you’ve seen this link on your social media timeline, don’t fall for it. This story is not true.”

– Punch