It is no news to those who are Auto savvy in Nigeria that, the Nigeria Customs Services do not Auction cars online.

What surprises me is the brazen manner in which this Con artists use the name, logos and name of high ranking officials in the Nigeria Customs to brand their trade, YET some of these scam platforms have been operating for over a year and NOTHING has been done to put them down.

Is it possible that this scam sites have some official backings.
Or we are just nonchalant as a Nation

What is your take on this matter and what is your experience

This is a post by a nairalander that proves this fact.

tayosquat:
I was contacted by d
fraudsters as well but i was
smart enough 2 know who
they were. i immediately sent
a mail to nigeriancustoms
email as regards my readiness
to help in apprehending ds
rogues but got no reply frm
them. i av like 3 of ds men
with their phone numbers
thru whch we communicated.
Beware of offers. If it sounds 2
good 2 be true, it's false.

10 out of 10 customs officers are corrupt, they don't really care, as long as what you are complaining about does not affect their flow of cash they don't mind, their names are already soiled in egunje.

It is really a shame in Nigeria that all the military formation(s) have taken corruption as a way of life. Look at it, is it the police or the Customs or the even the Army have joined. There is no respect for the uniform they put on, and the guns they carry seems to put them in the class of untouchables.

We really need a re-orientation and serious punishments for offenders, The truth is that we pay lip-service to fighting corruption and it started a long time ago. I remember vividly when i was in the Secondary School (1985-91) whenever a law was passed, we would relax for 2 weeks on whatever evils we were doing that brought about the law and get back at it afterwards and to your greatest surprise, there were no punishments to these evils. We need a change and the change starts from every individual i.e. me and you.

GAZZUZZ: 10 out of 10 customs officers are corrupt, they don't really care, as long as what you are complaining about does not affect their flow of cash they don't mind, their names are already soiled in egunje.

@Gazzuzz you are very correct with what you said. I believe we also have to change our priorities. Most people have their priority on Money, Money, Money but a good name is far better than gold and silver.

polarman: It is really a shame in Nigeria that all the military formation(s) have taken corruption as a way of life. Look at it, is it the police or the Customs or the even the Army have joined. There is no respect for the uniform they put on, and the guns they carry seems to put them in the class of untouchables.

We really need a re-orientation and serious punishments for offenders, The truth is that we pay lip-service to fighting corruption and it started a long time ago. I remember vividly when i was in the Secondary School (1985-91) whenever a law was passed, we would relax for 2 weeks on whatever evils we were doing that brought about the law and get back at it afterwards and to your greatest surprise, there were no punishments to these evils. We need a change and the change starts from every individual i.e. me and you.



@Gazzuzz you are very correct with what you said. I believe we also have to change our priorities. Most people have their priority on Money, Money, Money but a good name is far better than gold and silver.

Unfortunate indeed. I really marvel at the fact that the control General has not taken a staunch stand in this matter, to the extent that these con artist ply their trade openly without fear of arrest. You should see how confident they are when you deal with them, they dont hide their identity, they behave as if they are into something legal using the name of the Nigeria Customs service and top officials.

There is more than meets the eye in this case.