worry359:
Again lying get's a Nigerian in trouble when telling the truth would have passed him through.

You said that he had booked a hotel for buisness, if this is true.
Then he should have told UKBA that he had relations in UK. but had booked a hotel for buisness meetings and was not seeing them.

It's so simple but people would rather lie than tell the truth.
Then you blame UKBA for your failings.

favoured234:
Humans tends to react in a funny manner when we fear or are anxious of something, most times we cant stand/look into the eyes of a law enforcement agent when we are guilty..
1. Maybe he acted anxious, with fear or was avoided eye contact of the immigration officer that was attending to him...
2. he lied and they found out,
3. The business meeting he claimed to be attending might not sound so convincing to make them take the risk of allowing him in..

In the immigration person thinking,
Why is he anxious? I don't know
Why did he lie? Maybe he has negative intention and don't want people to know his accomplice or don't want to have a tie to anyone in the country...
Believe me if I was the one behind the counter I will do exactly the same.. Yes send him back, the risk of him entering the country is not worth taking...

Next time.....
1. Look confident,
2. Why are you coming in? I have a meeting with a friend/business partner and do a short holiday
3. Do you know anyone here? Yes a relative but didn't inform her I was coming because I don't want to visit her.. or delete any trace to the country.. Phone numbers, dialed calls and the likes

babeface3:
This is one of the ill treatments meted out to a Nigerian recently in the UK.

My friend was traveling to the UK to meet a friend of his for some important discussions. His wife's younger sister stays in London and was not aware of his arrival as he wanted to stay in the hotel throughout his visit without any disturbance.

On arriving London, Immigration officers asked him if he knew anyone in London, to which he said no. In what looked like a drama, they took his phone from him and one of the officers went to an office, searched through the phone, found a London Number and called it. My guy's sister-in-law picked and answered all the questions they posed thinking the sister's husband was in trouble.

Like another drama, mu guy found himself in a room, and thereafter ushered to a waiting plane going to Lagos.

This is absolutely astonishing!

hahn:


@ "everyone lies". You need to change the kind of people you associate with. There's way more to life than you think.

Its quite unfortunate that some Nigerians think like this. The truth wouldn't have hurt him one bit but he choose to give an unnecessary lie. These kind of people are the major problems of Nigeria, thinking you can just get away with breaking the law or being dishonest. In saner climes, people are held by their words and integrity, honesty and reliability go a long way. In Europe, if you have an appointment at 12:00pm and get there 12:05pm, no one will attend to you and you'll be regarded as unreliable. But alas, we are proud to boast about "African time" and make it seem like it is an achievement to be unreliable.

And that's where we are today, a nation that has moved nowhere after 54years. Our indicipline and non chalance has cost us our prestige and rendered us static, if not backward in our "perceived" development.

The youths have been misled to believe what is wrong is right and vise versa. I believe its time we start being real to ourselves.

babeface3:
This is one of the ill treatments meted out to a Nigerian recently in the UK.

My friend was traveling to the UK to meet a friend of his for some important discussions. His wife's younger sister stays in London and was not aware of his arrival as he wanted to stay in the hotel throughout his visit without any disturbance.

On arriving London, Immigration officers asked him if he knew anyone in London, to which he said no. In what looked like a drama, they took his phone from him and one of the officers went to an office, searched through the phone, found a London Number and called it. My guy's sister-in-law picked and answered all the questions they posed thinking the sister's husband was in trouble.

Like another drama, mu guy found himself in a room, and thereafter ushered to a waiting plane going to Lagos.

This is absolutely astonishing!

babeface3:
This is one of the ill treatments meted out to a Nigerian recently in the UK.

My friend was traveling to the UK to meet a friend of his for some important discussions. His wife's younger sister stays in London and was not aware of his arrival as he wanted to stay in the hotel throughout his visit without any disturbance.

On arriving London, Immigration officers asked him if he knew anyone in London, to which he said no. In what looked like a drama, they took his phone from him and one of the officers went to an office, searched through the phone, found a London Number and called it. My guy's sister-in-law picked and answered all the questions they posed thinking the sister's husband was in trouble.

Like another drama, mu guy found himself in a room, and thereafter ushered to a waiting plane going to Lagos.

This is absolutely astonishing!

lestat:


You sure deserve 1 million likes and a french kiss!!!!!

This sums it all up!! There's no point trying to be quaint, diplomatic or modest about it!!!
Nigeria is a pit, a stinking, graveyard filled with distorted people who praise mediocrity and ridicule integrity and humility.
Choke on this GEJ!!!!

obailala:

There is certainly more to this story than the you or your friend is telling us.
Just like I said, there is more to this story than your friend narrated. The immigration guys wouldn't just deport people for such a flimsy reason.

searching4love:




Stay in your country

Siga:
... Sorry about ur friends issue... but the Immigration officers have every right to check ur laptop, phones or any gadget u have on u... its within their rights and national security issues... They check their own British citizens as well...

Your friend was asked a simple question which he should have answered truthfully and reply... Yes I know someone, a family member but I am not staying with her on this trip.

pansophist:


You should stuck up your "holier than thou attitude". You're even wishing him a lengthy ban? That's very inconsiderate! Everyone lies, especially in this case where he doesn't want anything do with his inlaw!

soundtruth:
See why it is not good to tell lies; some Nigerians think their smart. Kudos to the UKBA, hope they give the guy a lengthy ban.

chiderao:
Why is he lying?