The movie director narrated her experience on her Twitter page on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. According to her, due to her firmness and resistance she was able to avoid the resilient staff of the airport who were bent on extorting money from her.
Kemi Adetiba’s latest debacle with officials of the airport in Lagos is coming barely a day after the actor, Aremu Afolayan lashed out at the same organisation.
A few things to get off my chest this morning.
This will be a thread…— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
A few things to get off my chest this morning.
This will be a thread…— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
My flight from Paris was delayed for almost 6 hours yesterday. If I thought that was the worst my day could get, I was wrong. I got back into Lagos at about 2am and this is where a series of unfortunate events unfolded… Right there at MY country's airport.
— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
Going through immigration& picking my luggage was a relative breeze. As I approached customs, I knew all would not be well as I saw a lady's eyes light up like I was a fowl approaching a den of hyenas. I was still a good distance away when she beckoned for my porter and I to pull
— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
aside. Now I had only been gone a week (to give a KEYNOTE speech) and then took out a few days to rest before returning to Nigeria, so I didn't do any shopping asides a bottle of perfume I had bought for a friend. Mildly irritated, I stepped aside and reached in my bag to get my
— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
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She asked to open all the bags, but not finding anything, zeroed in the perfume gift and my small travel speakers. She asked I show her an invoice for the speakers. I told her I no longer had it, and asked her WHY as it was a personal item. By the way this lady's name is "Ojo"
— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
She then leads me to a counter where she pulls out a booklet (i'm assuming rules manual), she drops the manual and pulls another one (no difference) then opens a page, and without showing me what was inside goes, "you know we charge duty on items more than N50,000, right?"
— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
She then leads me to a counter where she pulls out a booklet (i'm assuming rules manual), she drops the manual and pulls another one (no difference) then opens a page, and without showing me what was inside goes, "you know we charge duty on items more than N50,000, right?"
— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
I said, duty on a personal/used item? She starts getting nervous. She goes back to the perfume and asks I open it. That's when my patience starts to wear thin and I FIRMLY told her I would NOT open the bottle of perfume as it was a gift. Luckily my friend with me was present at
— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
I said, duty on a personal/used item? She starts getting nervous. She goes back to the perfume and asks I open it. That's when my patience starts to wear thin and I FIRMLY told her I would NOT open the bottle of perfume as it was a gift. Luckily my friend with me was present at
— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
time of purchase, so he also decides to buy one for himself as well. As it was for personal use, he offers to open up the packaging of his own bottle for them to see. I apologize to him that he has to do this. Seeing she wasn't winning there she goes back to my speaker..
— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
Unlike Kemi Adetiba, Aremu Afolayan was quite very vocal and went as far as calling out the governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode, and the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, over the corruption that has eaten deeply into the affairs and management of the airport in Lagos.
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Demands an invoice for it. Friend reiterates that it is a personal USED belonging. She insists on an invoice, I insist she joking and she can call her supervisor. She starts getting nervous as she sees I'm ready to take this to the end and will not be shaken down for money.
— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
Demands an invoice for it. Friend reiterates that it is a personal USED belonging. She insists on an invoice, I insist she joking and she can call her supervisor. She starts getting nervous as she sees I'm ready to take this to the end and will not be shaken down for money.
— Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) November 14, 2018
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