INVESTIGATION: Corruption, extortion reign at Nigeria Immigration Passport Offices (Concluding Part)

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IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS: INVESTIGATION: Corruption, extortion reign at Nigeria Immigration Passport Offices (Concluding Part)

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‘Hello sah,’ ‘passport sah,’ ‘I can help you to get it fast sah,’ pleading voices, obviously deceived by my appearance, beckon as I moved closer to the premises of the Ikoyi passport office.After the usual 32, 64 booklet explanation, ‘why one is scarce and the other is in abundance’, Ade offered to take me to his capturing office even before I explained my mission in details.

“I work in a big firm and in our last meeting, the management mandated us to get passports. In fact, they have started deducting it from our salaries. I told them I would handle it because I have a brother who does the runs but when I called him, he said the officer that helps him has been transferred. I want you to give me a cheaper price and explain how this money will be distributed so that you and I can do business.

“I will do the 32-page for N30, 000 and 64-page for N35, 000. The official payment is N18, 000 for 32-page while it is N23, 000 for 64-page but I advise you do the 64 so that all of you can get it the day you applied or the next. You will pay for it here and I will help you do all the running around from registration till you get your passport.’’

“Sometimes, the people at the production or capturing room also request for extra pay which I would have to remove from my own ‘workmanship’ .’’ “You will need a birth certificate, state of origin , four passport photographs, and for your guarantor, your money has covered for that. We’ll provide you a guarantor so you don’t need to worry about that. Once you bring all these and pay, you will have your passport.’“Just don’t worry about that,’ Ade replied, now sounding pissed off by my query.Like Alausa, the Ikoyi passport office has no front desk for a new applicant to make inquiries.

With what many would call a ‘tush’ accent and demeanour, I explained to him my intention of facilitating passport application for multiple persons.

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badakiiyanu Happy new year.

Why won't it? They created online application, but actually you still come to the office physically to carryout manual application. What's the essence of online application?

Just the Immigration Passport Office? Wake up and smell the coffee, this happens well across the country, irrespective of the sector

The level of corruption in Nigeria is second to none. sadly, the corruption \\extortion is the same here in Rome, Italy. Please if you have a link, I am presently on the verge of being illegal here due to the intentional hoarding of international passport by the embassy.

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