Let me tell you the Ikoyi format because when I went there there had been people coming for many days and hadn't collected it because the queue is just too much.

So when I GOT there I went to the immigration officer woman who helped me with my application, she gave me a very good advice, she First asked me, are you travelling ? I said no, she said, JUST FORGET ABOUT COLLECTING IT THIS WEEK THAT THE QUEUE IS TOO MUCH AND THAT I SHOULD COME IN LIKE 2 WEEKS TIME WHEN THE RUSH TO COLLECT HAS SUBSIDED. I mulled the idea over and thought ? Hmmm ok let me go and see what she is talking about.

So I went to the collections. The crowd there was like that of the World Cup finals in a stadium. The crowd stagger me. So I decided this woman gave me good advice, let me go home.

I will come back in November when the rush has subsided. However I wanted to be sure that my passport has been issued before I left the premises so they directed me to this office where they asked for my enrolment number.

I gave it to them. After 2 minutes the lady told me your passport has been issued and go to the collections to collect it. You see ehn, after she told me that my passport had been issued the kind of STRONGHEAD that overtook me ?

I then decided I may as well try to see if I can collect it. I entered into that sea of people at the collections, it was hell, people just pushing you about, stepping on your shoe, everybody sweating and frustrated. I contested with the crowd for like one hour, then I started hearing stories of people lamenting that they have been coming everyday for days and have been unable to get it because of the huge crowd.

My liver just fail me. I then decided it's in my best interest to come back in November after all I am not collecting the passport because I wanted to travel. But my STRONGHEAD kicked in again and I dipped hand inside my pocket.

There was 10,000 sitting there just languishing. So I decided its time to do business. So I started greeting every officer I saw and told them I want to do business.

They thought maybe I was undercover journalist and just laughed and walked by but this particular guy had a jovial face. I kept over-greeting him anytime he walked by and finally he pulled up and said what do you want ?

I said chairman I want to collect my passport but that crowd is staggering and scary. I said I am willing to pay 10k. The man looked at me intensely and said listen I don't do that .

Then he walked away. 10 minutes later he walked back and said what's your name and enrolment number , he took it and disappeared. He reappeared 10 minutes later with my passport in his hands and directed me to where I was to do the final process. That's how I got the passport in the midst of a football crowd who had been coming for days.

I was willing to part with the last 10,000 in my pocket but I ended up not parting with a kobo and getting the passport.

MAY THE LORD BLESS THAT OFFICER ABUNDANTLY AMEN. GOOD MAN.

Lucky you. In this time of social media and investigative journalism most won’t even give you face. In fact it might get you into trouble as they can arrest you for trying to implicate them and once you can’t prove you are a journalist Omo you won don be o. You’ll part with more than 10k and still not get the passport.

DominusPrime:
Lucky you. In this time of social media and investigative journalism most won’t even give you face. In fact it might get you into trouble as they can arrest you for trying to implicate them and once you can’t prove you are a journalist Omo you won don be o. You’ll part with more than 10k and still not get the passport.

really ? i didnt think that deeply about the consequences or i would not have tried it

You're really lucky. Even Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the celebrity, didn't find it easy. But shamefully, Benin Republic, a country that isn't bigger than Rivers doesn't have this skirmishes.

marenx:
You're really lucky. Even Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the celebrity, didn't find it easy. But shamefully, Benin Republic, a country that isn't bigger than Rivers doesn't have this skirmishes.

yeah it's a tough environment. My advice to anyone not in a hurry to travel ? Just leave it till November. Hopefully then the rush has subsided

I no dey read thread without paragraphs.

Good, an OP with commonsense. It was modified.

The man wanted to prove the stereotype of immigration officers always collecting bribes wrong. You were only lucky. It wasn’t stubborn head which saved you.

Lucky you

Lucky you. In this time of social media and investigative journalism most won’t even give you face. In fact it might get you into trouble as they can arrest you for trying to implicate them and once you can’t prove you are a journalist Omo you won don be o. You’ll part with more than 10k and still not get the passport.

indeed, he was lucky

You are saying the fact, the crowed there is always too much, I pass there everyday to lekki...

My wife passport and mine has expired, I never even get time to to process it..

I'm always scared of the crowed, because I want to do for my daughter also, but I know when I'm gingered enough I will call my mum to help me call Fuad our local government chairman to link me up with the officers that will assist me...

Beautiful.... But the officer expected you give him the money.

Just anyhow country.

Lol Omo that Officer's gamble with his Job oh.....

Hehehehe

Lucky you.

10 months now, my husband has not gotten his own passport.

My last born has been battling with his for the past 5 months

ok thanks moderators. we FP baby

Ok

If you are like me that waited for 4months after capturing before collecting yours because you couldn't fast track Due to the high billing from agent/officers say yeyeyeyeyeye .... This country ehn not a single sector is clean ... That officer just okayed along ni and acted nice, 95% of them na crook mtchewww
Funny enough did you know Nigeria immigration office no get reasonable online presence ? No one will answer your question on passport issues on Twitter X or any other app .. in this 21st century ??

Arrrrrrrh

Nigeria My Country, Smh 🤦‍♂️😩

Good for you

sukkot:
Let me tell you the Ikoyi format because when I went there there had been people coming for many days and hadn't collected it because the queue is just too much.

So when I GOT there I went to the immigration officer woman who helped me with my application, she gave me a very good advice, she First asked me, are you travelling ? I said no, she said, JUST FORGET ABOUT COLLECTING IT THIS WEEK THAT THE QUEUE IS TOO MUCH AND THAT I SHOULD COME IN LIKE 2 WEEKS TIME WHEN THE RUSH TO COLLECT HAS SUBSIDED. I mulled the idea over and thought ? Hmmm ok let me go and see what she is talking about.

So I went to the collections. The crowd there was like that of the World Cup finals in a stadium. The crowd stagger me. So I decided this woman gave me good advice, let me go home.

I will come back in November when the rush has subsided. However I wanted to be sure that my passport has been issued before I left the premises so they directed me to this office where they asked for my enrolment number.

I gave it to them. After 2 minutes the lady told me your passport has been issued and go to the collections to collect it. You see ehn, after she told me that my passport had been issued the kind of STRONGHEAD that overtook me ?

I then decided I may as well try to see if I can collect it. I entered into that sea of people at the collections, it was hell, people just pushing you about, stepping on your shoe, everybody sweating and frustrated. I contested with the crowd for like one hour, then I started hearing stories of people lamenting that they have been coming everyday for days and have been unable to get it because of the huge crowd.

My liver just fail me. I then decided it's in my best interest to come back in November after all I am not collecting the passport because I wanted to travel. But my STRONGHEAD kicked in again and I dipped hand inside my pocket.

There was 10,000 sitting there just languishing. So I decided its time to do business. So I started greeting every officer I saw and told them I want to do business.

They thought maybe I was undercover journalist and just laughed and walked by but this particular guy had a jovial face. I kept over-greeting him anytime he walked by and finally he pulled up and said what do you want ?

I said chairman I want to collect my passport but that crowd is staggering and scary. I said I am willing to pay 10k. The man looked at me intensely and said listen I don't do that .

Then he walked away. 10 minutes later he walked back and said what's your name and enrolment number , he took it and disappeared. He reappeared 10 minutes later with my passport in his hands and directed me to where I was to do the final process. That's how I got the passport in the midst of a football crowd who had been coming for days.

I was willing to part with the last 10,000 in my pocket but I ended up not parting with a kobo and getting the passport.

MAY THE LORD BLESS THAT OFFICER ABUNDANTLY AMEN. GOOD MAN.

Before I pull your kind of stunt, I must ask these very important questions.

Are you a lady?

If yes, are you pretty? Do you have yansh and/or big breassts?

Is the officer that attended to you a male or female

If male, did he later make any pass at you or collect your number?

Your answers will help determine my next move.

I don't know how you will make it in this country if your leg is not long and you don't know someone and you are Mr Nobody.
Afterall Religious people with shoulder high will beat chest and call it favour to spite the person wey no get that luck

End Japa Syndrome And Fix Your Country!

Nigeria is in a mess no doubt.

Why do black people especially Nigerians always want it the easy way? We are too lazy to build anything from the ground up. We always like finished products. That's why we consume a lot and produces nothing.

The youths are who are doing this japa thing are in their military age. Instead of using their strength to take back the country from these greedy old men who have cease the country, they rather prefers to use it to go and wash corpse in Europe and America.

Truth is, years ago the place you are running to was like today's Nigeria. But their youths never run away.

The youths should shun tribalism and organize for a revolution.

D

You'd could've just said how you bribed a security officer to get your passport

sukkot:
Let me tell you the Ikoyi format because when I went there there had been people coming for many days and hadn't collected it because the queue is just too much.

So when I GOT there I went to the immigration officer woman who helped me with my application, she gave me a very good advice, she First asked me, are you travelling ? I said no, she said, JUST FORGET ABOUT COLLECTING IT THIS WEEK THAT THE QUEUE IS TOO MUCH AND THAT I SHOULD COME IN LIKE 2 WEEKS TIME WHEN THE RUSH TO COLLECT HAS SUBSIDED. I mulled the idea over and thought ? Hmmm ok let me go and see what she is talking about.

So I went to the collections. The crowd there was like that of the World Cup finals in a stadium. The crowd stagger me. So I decided this woman gave me good advice, let me go home.

I will come back in November when the rush has subsided. However I wanted to be sure that my passport has been issued before I left the premises so they directed me to this office where they asked for my enrolment number.

I gave it to them. After 2 minutes the lady told me your passport has been issued and go to the collections to collect it. You see ehn, after she told me that my passport had been issued the kind of STRONGHEAD that overtook me ?

I then decided I may as well try to see if I can collect it. I entered into that sea of people at the collections, it was hell, people just pushing you about, stepping on your shoe, everybody sweating and frustrated. I contested with the crowd for like one hour, then I started hearing stories of people lamenting that they have been coming everyday for days and have been unable to get it because of the huge crowd.

My liver just fail me. I then decided it's in my best interest to come back in November after all I am not collecting the passport because I wanted to travel. But my STRONGHEAD kicked in again and I dipped hand inside my pocket.

There was 10,000 sitting there just languishing. So I decided its time to do business. So I started greeting every officer I saw and told them I want to do business.

They thought maybe I was undercover journalist and just laughed and walked by but this particular guy had a jovial face. I kept over-greeting him anytime he walked by and finally he pulled up and said what do you want ?

I said chairman I want to collect my passport but that crowd is staggering and scary. I said I am willing to pay 10k. The man looked at me intensely and said listen I don't do that .

Then he walked away. 10 minutes later he walked back and said what's your name and enrolment number , he took it and disappeared. He reappeared 10 minutes later with my passport in his hands and directed me to where I was to do the final process. That's how I got the passport in the midst of a football crowd who had been coming for days.

I was willing to part with the last 10,000 in my pocket but I ended up not parting with a kobo and getting the passport.

MAY THE LORD BLESS THAT OFFICER ABUNDANTLY AMEN. GOOD MAN.

wunmi590:


You are saying the fact, the crowed there is always too much, I pass there everyday to lekki...

My wife passport and mine has expired, I never even get time to to process it..

I'm always scared of the crowed, because I want to do for my daughter also, but I know when I'm gingered enough I will call my mum to help me call Fuad our local government chairman to link me up with the officers that will assist me...

Alausa Ikeja passport office will shock you too ...