India, Oct. 28 -- Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinkaon Tuesday said that the United States consulate in Lagos has revoked his visa.

The famed writer, who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature, has been critical of US President Donald Trump ever since the Republican first won the White House in 2016.

"I want to assure the consulate that I'm very content with the revocation of my visa," Soyinka said at a news conference.

The playwright and author previously held permanent residency in the United States, though he destroyed his green card after Trump's first election in 2016.

Soyinka said earlier this year that the US consulate in Lagos had called him in for an interview to reassess his visa.

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