Aadeniyi092:
When Corruption becomes open and Robbery becomes legal, then a country is in a big mess.

I'm very sure this piece reflects the mind of virtually all the car dealers and tokunbo car owners that ply Ore-Benni road in recent time.

The pictures below is not of a car park, neither is it a functional filling station. But, this where monumental fraud is being committed by Nigeria Custom OFFICERS.

Please, follow me as I unveil to you the evidence of corruption by the bad eggs in our Nigeria Customs Service.

1. When drivers pass Ore heading towards Benni, at the Army checking point directly opposite LEVANT QUARY at Efosa, you will see Nigeria Customs pick up parked by the road side, the Army at the checking point helps the Custom officers stop motorist (a kind of joint venture between the Nigeria Army and Customs Service). At that point any car between 2010-2012 models is charged a minimum of 100k per car, 300k for car between 2013-2015 and minimum of 500k for 2015 and above.
2. If you can not afford the charges stated above at the Army checking point, you are then moved to an uncompleted filling station (pic below) about 10km from the checking point in direction back Ore opposite a particular Eatery/Restaurant (pic below) to meet their superior, headed by the Man in white T-shirt(pic below).
3. When the custom officer that drove the car parked your car, he then handover the car key to black officer from the Northern part of the country who use the Toyota Corolla(pic below), known to be merciless. That where the car owne hell starts from.
4. The officer will do his calculation and then claimed that there was underpayment, from there he will bring a form asking you to sign for balance of the underpayment or claiming 1m and above depending on year of the car.
5. After much frustration, intimidation and delay, you are forced to part away with valuable sum of money in the range of amount stated above.

Method of payment:

1. No transfer or bank cheque is allowed
2. Standby Okada men are on ground, in my case this guy below carried me from the uncompleted filling station to PoS point which is about 5km away towards Ore called Akinjagunla to use PoS in withdrawing 70k(receipt below).
3. I insisted i am not going to pay anything because the car was certify okay and cleared from Lagos, but at a point when is already getting to 7pm and i became the only person left with them on that weekend, they Northern guy began to threaten me pulling his T-shirt up for me to see the piston hung by his trouser and when i wanted to leave for Ore to sleep living my car with them, he asked never to move out the filling station vicinity, at that point i felt it wont be wise to continue standing my ground with them till dark hour, i was assigned this Okada man after refusing bank transfer to the PoS point.
4. When i make enquiry from Hausa boy who is in charge of the PoS, he told me plainly that he make transactions for them to the tune millions daily, except in some weekends when movement of cars is low. He said he only confide in me because i am from the North to give such info.

NOTE: In order not to be noticed, they dont stop, delay or return any trailer/truck carrying container to the uncompleted filling station. This is a deliberate plan to avoid peoples' attention.

They are also not in uniform to avoid being noticed as I suspect that they are on illegal duty there.

for further details, i can be reached at aadeniyi092@gmail.com. i am very to testify publicly as i have a friend who was defrauded like me too having details of his transactions too.

Aadeniyi092:
When Corruption becomes open and Robbery becomes legal, then a country is in a big mess.

I'm very sure this piece reflects the mind of virtually all the car dealers and tokunbo car owners that ply Ore-Benni road in recent time.

The pictures below is not of a car park, neither is it a functional filling station. But, this where monumental fraud is being committed by Nigeria Custom OFFICERS.

Please, follow me as I unveil to you the evidence of corruption by the bad eggs in our Nigeria Customs Service.

1. When drivers pass Ore heading towards Benni, at the Army checking point directly opposite LEVANT QUARY at Efosa, you will see Nigeria Customs pick up parked by the road side, the Army at the checking point helps the Custom officers stop motorist (a kind of joint venture between the Nigeria Army and Customs Service). At that point any car between 2010-2012 models is charged a minimum of 100k per car, 300k for car between 2013-2015 and minimum of 500k for 2015 and above.
2. If you can not afford the charges stated above at the Army checking point, you are then moved to an uncompleted filling station (pic below) about 10km from the checking point in direction back Ore opposite a particular Eatery/Restaurant (pic below) to meet their superior, headed by the Man in white T-shirt(pic below).
3. When the custom officer that drove the car parked your car, he then handover the car key to black officer from the Northern part of the country who use the Toyota Corolla(pic below), known to be merciless. That where the car owne hell starts from.
4. The officer will do his calculation and then claimed that there was underpayment, from there he will bring a form asking you to sign for balance of the underpayment or claiming 1m and above depending on year of the car.
5. After much frustration, intimidation and delay, you are forced to part away with valuable sum of money in the range of amount stated above.

Method of payment:

1. No transfer or bank cheque is allowed
2. Standby Okada men are on ground, in my case this guy below carried me from the uncompleted filling station to PoS point which is about 5km away towards Ore called Akinjagunla to use PoS in withdrawing 70k(receipt below).
3. I insisted i am not going to pay anything because the car was certify okay and cleared from Lagos, but at a point when is already getting to 7pm and i became the only person left with them on that weekend, they Northern guy began to threaten me pulling his T-shirt up for me to see the piston hung by his trouser and when i wanted to leave for Ore to sleep living my car with them, he asked never to move out the filling station vicinity, at that point i felt it wont be wise to continue standing my ground with them till dark hour, i was assigned this Okada man after refusing bank transfer to the PoS point.
4. When i make enquiry from Hausa boy who is in charge of the PoS, he told me plainly that he make transactions for them to the tune millions daily, except in some weekends when movement of cars is low. He said he only confide in me because i am from the North to give such info.

NOTE: In order not to be noticed, they dont stop, delay or return any trailer/truck carrying container to the uncompleted filling station. This is a deliberate plan to avoid peoples' attention.

They are also not in uniform to avoid being noticed as I suspect that they are on illegal duty there.

for further details, i can be reached at aadeniyi092@gmail.com. i am very to testify publicly as i have a friend who was defrauded like me too having details of his transactions too.

dangermouse:
@ fregmath .Am yet to understand how a vehicle duely cleared by custom should be termed underpaid. It is unacceptable. What they are dioing at that check point is illegal and daylight robbery. Stop condoling and justifying extortion!

2cribz:
Its simple get 10 armed cultist who use only pump action and pistols not cut to size. Survey the area for 1 week.then let them strike. Killing all on the spot.including sars at ore

Unrated900:
The Hausa Guy never betrayed you by telling you the truth because he sees you are from the northern part or maybe you speaks Hausa

But you betrayed him my snapping him wisely and upload it on the internet.

You even snapped the custom guy as well.

You should be happy say no be sars you snapped

You would have been a gunner

americaninja1:
what rubbish are u saying.. why am I in d same country with dullards like u. Someone is exposing daylight robbery/extortion by Govt officials who are suppose to protect and abide by d law. U talking about snapping.. Education is really an instrument to freedom, I see why Govt ain’t spending much on education , cos we’d know what’s right

Unrated900:




Same customs stopped me one night with a customer’s car.

They didn’t check my customs papers yet,they only ask me anything for us I said Oga yes sir

Can you manage 5k he said yes sir

Whether your customs papers are intact or not

They will use their terms to tell you it’s not intact when you want to prove too wise for them.

So far one’s manner of approach matters a lot in life

dangermouse:
@ fregmath .Am yet to understand how a vehicle duely cleared by custom should be termed underpaid. It is unacceptable. What they are dioing at that check point is illegal and daylight robbery. Stop condoling and justifying extortion!

fregmath:
It is not extortion, when you import your vehicle, go and your clearance yourself, do not use agents, let them calculated the full duty for you, if you are able to pay it, then fine. But if you use Agents, they have their ways at the ports, they will under pay, settle officers and get the car out, leaving the vehicle owner at the mercy of the Customs checkpoints. Yes I MIGHT agree that it is extortion but it is definitely not illegal. Most of the monies retireved goes back to the governement, they don't spend it all.

fregmath:

FORGIVE ME BUT THIS IS BLATANT LIE. WHEN YOU HAVE AN UNDER PAYMENT ON YOUR VEHICLE, CUSTOMS HAVE THE RIGHT THE SEND THAT VEHICLE BACK TO LAGOS TO HAVE THE FULL PAYMENT DONE BEFORE YOU CAN GET THE CAR BACK. HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF SENDING YOU BACK TO LAGOS, THEY OFFER TO TAKE STIPEND FROM YOU AND ALLOW YOU TO PROCEED ON YOUR JOURNEY. I THINK THAT IS FAIR ENOUGH.
I KNOW THE CUSTOM POINT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AND I AM SURE YOU WERE BEING HARD WITH THEM THAT WAS WHY THEY DECIDED TO PUNISH YOU.
THE MAXIMUM I HAVE SETTLED AT THAT CHECK POINT IS 10K. MAXIMUM. YOU HAVE TO BE CORTEOUS WITH THE OFFICERS AND SPEAK WELL WITH THEM.

I DELIVER CARS TO BENIN, PORT HARCOURT AND ABUJA AND I HAVE NEVER SPENT MORE THAN 10MINS AT CUSTOMS CHECK POINT. EVEN WHEN I HAVE A CAR WITH 80% UNDERPAYMENT.

SO MY BROTHER ABEG, YOU PAID THEM 70K BECAUSE YOU DIDNT WANT TO BE REASONABLE WITH THEM.

AS LONG AS YOU DO NOT DRIVER A KIA, HYUNDAI OR AN INNOSON VEHICLE, THERE IS LIKELY A CHANCE THAT UR VECHILE.IS UNDER PAID.

IF YOU NEED YOUR CAR DELIVERED TO PORT HARCOURT, BENIN OR BAYELSA, YOU CAN REAXH ME ON 08125704856. I DO NOT CHARGE MUCH.

Unrated900:




Same customs stopped me one night with a customer’s car.

They didn’t check my customs papers yet,they only ask me anything for us I said Oga yes sir

Can you manage 5k he said yes sir

Whether your customs papers are intact or not

They will use their terms to tell you it’s not intact when you want to prove too wise for them.

So far one’s manner of approach matters a lot in life