Please is there anyone that has information about getting stamped from Kenya while there's cyprus consulate in Lagos

Good afternoon to everyone here. I just got my blue print slip from the republic of cyprus. And I contacted the only cyprus consulate in Lagos to get the informations I need. but unfortunately they said I have to send my passport to Kenya for it to get the visa stamp. This is so surprising and how true can this be. Because I know that it's the cyprus consulate in Lagos that offer the stamp since there's no cyprus embassy in Nigeria