babeface3:
The question is, does he owe them the duty to reveal information beyond what he has revealed in his visa application?

[/b]Do they have the right to invade his privacy by wading into his phone contacts in the manner they did? can you treat a British citizen like this in Nigeria?

If you find him suspicious, set police to watch his moves while in the UK, because the same you granted him visa with the information he volunteered on application.[b]

We like looking at every Nigerian as a devil and thats a very wrong attitude. Why wont the foreigners treat us that way?

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!

cecegorz:

I just hate it when these useless whites start thinking they are here to do the whole black world a favour when you visit them.
If someone's Uk number is in my phone but I have made confirmed hotel accommodations for my stay, how is that Immigration's problem.
Though I won't claim to know UK immigration laws but this particular one is so ridiculous.
Dude wasn't planning to put up with the inlaw, so how is that a problem?
Anyway, what do I know about British Law?

And for some people saying why didn't he say it, I travel to anywhere I like and lodge in the best hotel I can afford without bothering any family/friend that I know in that city, as long as they are not part of my reason for visiting at that time.
Sometimes, it's even after I've left that I call and chat them up on how I visited their city.

slimfit1:
They have no right to check his phone know your right wherever you go. They know we don't know anything now so they treat us like animals. They can't even demand your passport its a Nigerian property.

binie:


It's not about knowing the uk immigration rules it's about being honest. All he would have said was yes I do but I never intend seeing her.

It's called deception simple.

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!

slimfit1:
They have no right to check his phone know your right wherever you go. They know we don't know anything now so they treat us like animals. They can't even demand your passport its a Nigerian property.

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!

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!

justwise:
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Please don't be ignorant

shinejackie:
Honesty, otito, gaskiya pays all d time, make l sip my kunu and suya jare......

pansophist:


What's the point of this your unnecessary gospel? How do you know I'm a Nigerian? You've even capped it up with a Judgemental attitude. You missed the whole point and There's really nothing to confabulate with you and yea, the Brits are very unfair for such actions towards him. Farewell mr perfectionist!

worry359:


You are totally prejudiced into your Nigerian village, tribal mentality.

What he must have done is look guilty when trying to pass immigration, they are specially trained to spot signs.
As border control agents they have every right to question anyone that arrouses their suspicion.
They will question people from any country.
You are seeking the privilage of entering their country, you have NO "right of entry."
This applies all over the world, not just UK.

obailala:

There is certainly more to this story than the you or your friend is telling us. If what you have narrated is the complete story, then I would say the UKBA guys were wrong.

Was he given a chance to explain why he claimed he knew no one?... He had a hotel booked, he was in the country for business meeting (probably in a town out of London), he had no intentions of seeing his in-law and didn't even think it fit to inform her. He probably didnt even know if she was resident in London or in another town. If I were the man and was casually asked by the immigration guys, I would likely have just given a similar casual answer since my sister in-law's existence was inconsequential to my visit. It becomes a problem only if the immigration guys laid serious emphasis on the question but the man still insisted he knew no one.

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.

obailala:

There is certainly more to this story than the you or your friend is telling us. If what you have narrated is the complete story, then I would say the UKBA guys were wrong.

Was he given a chance to explain why he claimed he knew no one?... He had a hotel booked, he was in the country for business meeting (probably in a town out of London), he had no intentions of seeing his in-law and didn't even think it fit to inform her. He probably didnt even know if she was resident in London or in another town. If I were the man and was casually asked by the immigration guys, I would likely have just given a similar casual answer since my sister in-law's existence was inconsequential to my visit. It becomes a problem only if the immigration guys laid serious emphasis on the question but the man still insisted he knew no one.

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.

justwise:
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Please don't be ignorant

binie:


What are you saying my brother?

slimfit1:

His phone is not a document they have no right to ask for his phone they might as well as for his pants. They would have to get a warrant to check his phone.

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.