Here is the story. I sent two laptops to a cousin in UniPort through the United States Post Office Priority package and paid about $120 for postage.

Upon arrival of the package, the Nigeria Post Office called her to come pick up the package with N25k and I was like is this a joke or what?
Is this how it is done or is this extortion and what can be done about it?

J111333:
Here is the story. I sent two laptops to a cousin in UniPort through the United States Post Office Priority package and paid about $120 for postage.
Upon arrival of the package, the Nigeria Post Office called her to come pick up the package with N25k and I was like is this a joke or what?
Is this how it is done or is this extortion and what can be done about it?

Cc: Justwise, DisGuy, Lalasticlala.

That's outrageous
She shouldn't fall for such extortion.
They charge per weight and a laptop's handling charges should NEVER exceed 3k.

She should ask to talk with the manager or threatening to involve the police or efcc...

betterpikinn:

That's outrageous
She shouldn't fall for such extortion.
They charge per weight and a laptop's handling charges should NEVER exceed 3k.

She should ask to talk with the manager or threatening to involve the police or efcc...

Do they have to charge again after I have paid for postage with the post office here? Don't they liase in some kind of way?

You better pay that money or find a way to negociate before them go change that laptop to a ROCK with the same LBs/KG

OP, We hope this image below helps.....

Someone is chopping from there.,

9JAFULLBREED:
You better pay that money or find a way to negociate before them go change that laptop to a ROCK with the same LBs/KG

An average Nigerian mentality.
He should better pay?
If you guys keep thinking like this,
How do we get the change that we voted for.
This is appaling.

You better STAND FOR YOUR RIGHT!

is the laptop carrying a bughati engine? those niqqaz charge per weight.

Okay

Jungle life in Naija...... everybody looking for how to exploit just anybody.
A tailor sent some items via courier. He smartly added his own çut. Sent him the cash only for me to see the right amount online whilst tracking my package. Laugh no gree me. Men of integrity almost extinct.

Interesting.

I’d like to see how this one ends.
I always pick up from the post office for free since I already paid all the shipping fees online before the product is shipped but I’ve never sent nor received a laptop to/from overseas.

This is Nigeria for you

You are even lucky they didnt deny receiving any such package, or presenting and empty box to your cousin

The only thing that can fix this country is to privatise everything... anything government?? forget it, civil servants are the worse. From their oga at the top to the gate man in a random government primary school.

Thieves

I am following

Buhari is right about one thing, corruption has done a lot of damage to Nigeria and the people of Nigeria

J111333:
Do they have to charge again after I have paid for postage with the post office here? Don't they liase in some kind of way?

Yes you have to pay handling charges. Don't know how much exactly but 25k is outrageous

Tajbol4splend:
Buhari is right about one thing, corruption has done a lot of damage to Nigeria and the people of Nigeria

What is corruption?? It is us every single one of us.

If this is true and you are sure, please make it go viral on twitter also and tag the necessary authority EFCC ICPC etc.

"Nigeria will be GREAT"

I also paid 15k for an ordinary phone sent to me from Canada in ikeja post office

I don't know o but I paid 10k to send a generator and TV from the north to the east and for over two weeks, I've not seen my package yet.

Check this out

Tell the sender to send you the details of the laptop and the receipt used to send the laptop via email. Print it with you and go to the post office to claim your goods.

Don't go alone. Make sure you tell them that you are asked to pick up the goods... Those documents are envidence and don't give out to anybody but the manager.

I had similar experience sometimes in June.
I ordered some auto parts from China through AliExpress.
On getting to Nigeria, I was charge 11,900 for duty by EMS. When I check the package, I noticed that the customs or whosoever did the valuation canceled the original value of $55 and place a new value of almost $100. I was very livid and angry.
Why are we like this in this country?

Is it only me that's thinking that it's your cousin that may want to scam you. All I know is that Your cousin is not supposed to pay to receive.

toprealman:
Jungle life on Naija...... everybody looking for how to exploit just anybody.
A tailor sent some items via courier. He smartly added his own çut. Sent him the cash only for me to see the right amount online whilst tracking my package. Laugh no gree me. Men of integrity almost extinct.

Which postal service did the tailor used? Let me learn please

Why will they charge again ?

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An average Nigerian mentality.
He should better pay?
If you guys keep thinking like this,
How do we get the change that we voted for.
This is appaling.

You better STAND FOR YOUR RIGHT!

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