Mbeki:

As far as am concern, those that give bribes are either dumb, in possession of fake documents or has some contraband items on them.

In absence of all of these, it is your fundamental human rights to move to anywhere you want to go within your country or to travel as you wish (Article 13 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights).

What first time travelers need to do is to arrive at the airport on time to have enough time before boarding, remain calm, cool and collected. when they tried to extort money from you. If they insist, demand that you know the reasons you are being delayed and what relevant sections of Nigeria Immigration laws backs that. If they make you miss your flight, press charges against them through a lawyer.

The first time i traveled, my passport was not even stamped, as am to collect the visa at the port of entry in the country am travelling. When the Immigration guys took me away from the queue, i remained unshaken! when they're tired of holding the passport, they gave it back to me.

The secret is, know your rights, stand on it, and don't display any attitude of urgency to travel out of the country, cos if they see how desperate you are, they'll use that to get something from you.

These ways, you'll checkmate them.

alfablondy:

I agree with all posters that refused to give them any dime whether dollar or naira. USD100 is at least N15k, imagine given that to immigration officer for no legitimate reason.
if u are a legitimate traveller they cant intimidate you. No shaking!

mallorca:

Only God can save Nigerians

Mbeki:


Praying is working in the spiritual

Working is praying in the physical

God will not come down from heaven to save Nigeria

Royal 2010:

Can we all go to the presidents facebook page and report this and all criminal activities going on.The things happening at the passport office and at the Exit points of our Airports.
Nairaland is about the best thing that has happened to Nigeria.Trust me and that is why i detest people that use this site as a place to behave mischievously.Names like 190 amd MMA.I am just sorry to mention some names but that is the truth.A revolution must start from here.I hereby advice ask that Segun should create a section for anti-corruption.Anyone that travels next time should note the name tags on such officers and report on this section.WE must stop this nonsense at one and let us see if Mr president will tackle this problem all at once.

Mbeki:

You see what I've been saying, that's God's voice speaking through you to save Nigeria. lets get their names, take their pictures if possible and post it here on the net and the president's facebook page.

let's circulate it to all media house, i have the email of not less than 30 media house in Nigeria, i can offer it here. let it be a topical issue on kakaki on ait, sunrise in channels, nta breakfast show etc. let the revolution start. God is here supporting us.

Sunmboluv:

It's really horrible,Those officials are bunch of thieves.I experienced it while traveling down to Canada last year,the man told me point-blank that it's either I part with some cash or he will delay me till I miss my flight.Meanwhile,have been advised earlier by one of the officials that checked my luggage(when I gave him some cash willingly cos he neva asked for it) in the airport that I should move in to board quickly cos bin a first time traveler I would be delayed if I refuse to part with cash but if I have more than enough time at hand before my flight,I can choose to remain stubborn cos with time they would run out of patience.Well,it all happened accordingly to the airport official's forecast,I told him I had no Naira on me and am not ready to part with dollars,that was when he started his delay tactics by telling me to go and c different officials within the same vicinity and they were all asking silly questions.He went as far as telling me he wants to see my admission letter(what has an immigration official got to do wt some1"s admission letter??) which I gladly showed him,In the end when he and his other colleagues realised I won't bulge to their request,they had to let me go.I later learnt that was the status quo for dose officials.A friend of mine that left for the USA as a student(first time traveller) told me the same thing happened to him last year at the same muritala Muhammed Airport,that he had to part with some cash before they allowed him passage.Seems the menace of corruption is an individual tin, If each individual chooses to do tins the right way I am sure we will have a better Nigeria.There is very little any president can do to that,corruption has eaten deep into the system.God help us all and our dear nation,Nigeria.

Royal 2010:

There is something the president can do.Because of the sincerity of Jerry Rawlings, Ghana today is a changed society.The issue is that nobody is ever made a scape goat.Until Obasanjo came,no public official was ever arrested or jailed since Shagari regime in 1979.So 1979 till 1999 corruption was the order of the day and this was carried out with impunity.There is still corruption and largely too but at least it is not carried out with impunity on a large scale like before.Efcc at least are there,even if they are not too effective.For instance i learnt that no body, not even soldiers have been brave enough to flout the BRT lane rule after that soldier was dealth with and dismissed.If one immigration officer is made a scape goat, i can tell you that will just be enough to deal and stamp out this menace.It is simple,somebody should be made to take responsibility for corruption at any level,until that happens we are in deep trouble.

Can we all go to the presidents facebook page and report this and all criminal activities going on.The things happening at the passport office and at the Exit points of our Airports.
Nairaland is about the best thing that has happened to Nigeria.Trust me and that is why i detest people that use this site as a place to behave mischievously.Names like 190 and MMA.I am just sorry to mention some names but that is the truth.A revolution must start from here.I hereby advice ask that Segun should create a section for anti-corruption.Anyone that travels next time should note the name tags on such officers and report on this section.WE must stop this nonsense at one and let us see if Mr president will tackle this problem all at once.

jay bee:


@topic
They tried it once with me when i was coming back to the UK and i gladly told them i was prepared to leave the garri with them if they had be satisfied with that.
Why must i bribe?
Indulging them is a crime on it's own. How will Nigeria ever move forward when her citizen can't stand up to be counted.
SMH

Gbenge 77:

You get to hear phrases like"Oga,wetin u bring for us make we use do weekend".