I went to renew my passport last week and after capturing, the officer looked at my file & said,
Immigration officer: "which officer is assisting you?"
Me: "no one, I paid online...so when can I get it?"
Him: "you'll collect it online then"
See ehn, fok this country 😭😭😭😭
It was at that moment I knew I'd messed up.
The irony was that this man was playing a gospel song by Frank Edwards from his phone while stylishly requesting a bribe.
So I went to one corner and beckoned to another officer and was like,
"Bros, please excuse me"
We talked for a while and to cut the long story short, I got to understand that if you want to see your passport within 2 months, you need to wet someone's palms.
Our leaders are corrupt but the average Nigerian is no different.
Ole ni everybody in this fokkin country.
So @nigimmigration@NigImmigServ@ServicomOffice , you guys should stop asking for our experiences on twitter. Send agents to your passport offices all over the country and see the widespread corruption going on there.
Your officers are ripping Nigerians off everyday.
Also if you come for renewal, the officer might take your old passport and flip through the pages. Once they see you're a frequent traveler especially to places like the US or Europe, they automatically conclude that you have money so they'll charge you a lot...thieves all of em.
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Had a pregnant lady come into the ER with cord prolapse last night. Quick thinking medical officer had already put his hand into the vagina to displace the presenting part while Aunty was being prepped for an emergency CS.
The obstetrics team of doctors and nurses already ready.
Theater crew ready.
Just as we were about to go in, Aunty said she must call her pastor. We dey dial pastor, number no dey go. Aunty shouted to her husband “call Aunty Doyin”.
Aunty Doyin is pastor’s wife.
Aunty Doyin said we should all hold on that they need to pray.
We were explaining that it was an emergency but lady wasn’t having it.
Consultant don dey vex. Me sef don dey vex. The other egbon whose hand had been in the vagina all this while don dey para.
2:00am everyone was tired & angry.
We lost precious time cos of all the back & forth.