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Deeplove11111   18

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Today i was told i need to give Immigration money so the won't delay me from bording my flight,omg who does that,hmmmm i totally disagree with this kind of act please vjs have any body have encounter with Immigration in Lagos if yes please drop you comment,cuz we are tagged fresh passport lol

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Sholabite   5

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3 hours ago, Deeplove11111 said:

 

I don't think it has to do with fresh passport or not . That's the delay practice at most airports in Nigeria.  I visited Nigeria 2 years ago and I had to give them about 1000 naira when returning back to the states so they can check my baggage and let me go. Have a safe flight  and welcome to the United States 

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When I was leaving Nigeria after my visit Being the fact I was carrying some naija food stuffs. The officers at the airport insisted that I pay 6000 naira. They said if I didn't pay they would throw all my stuffs away.. you lucked out with paying only 1000. 

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Esthar Newbie

Esthar   0

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Hi,what kind of naija food stuff can one carry@kaysee

On 2/3/2017 at 1:06 PM, kaysee said:

When I was leaving Nigeria after my visit Being the fact I was carrying some naija food stuffs. The officers at the airport insisted that I pay 6000 naira. They said if I didn't pay they would throw all my stuffs away.. you lucked out with paying only 1000. 

 

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OlayemiLoray Enthusiast

OlayemiLoray   172

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I know this post is old but here is my 2 cents...They tried that with me and I wasn't having that..I didn't have food or anything else that I was forbid to bring back to the States and one of the ladies asked do I have something for her and I asked her do you have something for me and all she could do was crack a smile and I gone on about my merry way...That was the first trip..2nd trip as I was leaving Lagos, customs didn't even check my bags thoroughly..He unzipped it, looked at the top portion, closed it back up and didn't bother checking the 2nd bag...I just think it depends on the individual....We will see what trip number 3 brings...Lol!!

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Franco007   27

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On ‎2‎/‎2‎/‎2017 at 3:43 PM, Deeplove11111 said:

Today i was told i need to give Immigration money so the won't delay me from bording my flight,omg who does that,hmmmm i totally disagree with this kind of act please vjs have any body have encounter with Immigration in Lagos if yes please drop you comment,cuz we are tagged fresh passport lol

If you are confident in what you have in your bag, is deemed fit for check in by the airline then you do not need to give a dime. I travel all the time and do not pay for what I have in my luggage because they are aligned to airline rules of carriage.

 

Anyway they no longer check bags as they used to, they now have scanners at the entrance where you scan and go. They only check if the scanner picks up something they need to verify and you are good to go once that check is done. They are not perfect but are getting better with the new administration fighting corruption.

 
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