Dear NLers in UK, please I’d want to know your take on the following.

My friend in UK sent me a used iPhone through a courier (broker service) called Parcel Compare and they sent it through UPS to be delivered to me in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The said parcel left London on the 27th of January, got to Lagos on the 2nd of February and according to Parcel Compare and UPS has been held by NDLEA operatives attached to the UPS Office in Gbagada, Lagos. * My question is how is NDLEA a drug enforcement agency now doing the job of customs?*

UPS stated that a payment be made for the parcel to be cleared. NDLEA insists sender should provide phone receipt, ID card and reason for sending the phone and send to UPS customer care email, where they’d have it printed and sent to them.

My confusion now is neither of these bodies are saying anything about the charges I’ve been directed in one of their emails to pay — they’re rather tossing me back and forth. Meanwhile, the ones in UK called Parcel Compare want to charge the sender’s account £25 if she doesn’t comply in 10 days and this is coming after all charges were paid to have the parcel delivered.

Please find attached documents and someone tell me if they’ve ever experienced a thing like this and how it was tackled.

Thanks

Any package without clear and complete sender information will attract NDLEA's attention.
You are to pay for customs duty which UPS is asking for as this is normal procedure, failure to pay on time will attract extra charges.

what is the relationship between you and the sender ? This looks like *ibu umu yahoo*

shortgun:
Any package without clear and complete sender information will attract NDLEA's attention.
You are to pay for customs duty which UPS is asking for as this is normal procedure, failure to pay on time will attract extra charges.

Thanks for your input. It’s my first time ever using UPS that’s why I’m a bit confused. So you mean I should go ahead to make this payment even though both UPS and NDLEA are yet to mention it?

It’s just funny and a bit scary so you mean if I go ahead with this said payment it would leave Lagos for PH?

Mrkumareze:
what is the relationship between you and the sender ? This looks like *ibu umu yahoo*

You don’t have any meaningful thing to say at this point. Just read and learn something if you may.

Mrkumareze:
what is the relationship between you and the sender ? This looks like *ibu umu yahoo*

Second hand phone nae you dey see yahoo untop. You better go find work of N30k if you dey less busy.

kayzkayz:


Second hand phone nae you dey see yahoo untop. You better go find work of N30k if you dey less busy.

You got it wrong, I was thinking they may be scamming you in d name of sending you phone.. so be sure you re communicating with NDLEA/CUSTOM...

kayzkayz:


Thanks for your input. It’s my first time ever using UPS that’s why I’m a bit confused. So you mean I should go ahead to make this payment even though both UPS and NDLEA are yet to mention it?

It’s just funny and a bit scary so you mean if I go ahead with this said payment it would leave Lagos for PH?

You said in your post that UPS requested for payment for the package to be cleared.
I think you should call UPS customer assistance to get all the information you need concerning the package with your tracking number.
Search for UPS customer care number on google.
Good luck.

shortgun:

You said in your post that UPS requested for payment for the package to be cleared.
I think you should call UPS customer assistance to get all the information you need concerning the package with your tracking number.
Search for UPS customer care number on google.
Good luck.

They did ask for a payment in an email they sent but over the phone... no one has mentioned this. I’ve been communicating with them each time I call no one mentions the said charge.

I don taya for this country abeg

Please be weary of scammers

Mrkumareze:


You got it wrong, I was thinking they may be scamming you in d name of sending you phone.. so be sure you re communicating with NDLEA/CUSTOM...

It’s just that I’m feeling very bad right now. Na person when I know and I have the tracking number tracked with UPS and it’s been in Lagos till date.

Sorry my brother, i got it all wrong. I just dey vexxxxx and I overreacted.

kayzkayz:


It’s just that I’m feeling very bad right now. Na person when I know and I have the tracking number tracked with UPS and it’s been in Lagos till date.

Sorry my brother, i got it all wrong. I just dey vexxxxx and I overreacted.

Its well. Just take it easy.. I had a bad experience receiving phone from Europe.. the NDLEA had to damage the phone in the name of searching for drugs..