Canada Investigates Nigerian Embassy Explosion, Insinuate Terrorist Attack

On Monday, November 6, 2023, fire incident at the Canadian Embassy building in Abuja

The North American nation said it is looking into the explosion that occurred at the Canada High Commission in Abuja shortly after it happened.

Canada issued a caution against unnecessary travel to Nigeria, joining the United States and the United Kingdom in doing so.

A fire broke out on Monday near the High Commission, leaving two people dead and two injured.

Melanie Joly, the foreign minister of Canada, released a brief statement on X shortly after the explosion, expressing her condolences for the victims.

“We can confirm there was an explosion at our High Commission in Nigeria. The fire is out and we are working to shed light on what caused this situation. I send my heartfelt condolences to the families of the 2 people killed in this tragedy,” she said.

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We can confirm there was an explosion at our High Commission in Nigeria. The fire is out and we are working to shed light on what caused this situation.

Also, Canada’s High Commission in Nigeria, said on social media that it had “temporarily suspended operations until further notice”.

However, the Commission was silent on Monday’s explosion, issuing a travel advisory and warning against non-essential travel to Nigeria, including the capital Abuja.

It blamed the decision on “the unpredictable security situation throughout the country and the significant risk of terrorism, crime, inter-communal clashes, armed attacks and kidnappings”.