{"id":299415,"date":"2023-12-02T22:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=299415"},"modified":"2023-12-02T22:00:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T21:00:29","slug":"immigration-cg-orders-investigation-into-passport-racketeering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/02\/immigration-cg-orders-investigation-into-passport-racketeering\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration CG orders investigation into Passport racketeering"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The region have been accused of charging extra fees in addition to the official fees for obtaining international passports<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Caroline Adepoju, has ordered investigation into allegations of passport racketeering against personnel of the service in the South East.<\/p>\n<p>The Service Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, Adedotun Aridegbe said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Passport Control Officers in the region have been accused of charging extra fees in addition to the official fees for obtaining international <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/10\/09\/passports-will-be-delivered-to-homes-offices-others-fg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aridegbe said that any officer found culpable would be dealt with as the service would not tolerate any form of misconduct or improper behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attention of the NIS has been drawn to a report of allegations of misconduct against the personnel of the service over passport racketeering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of efforts to rid the agency of these bad eggs, an order for immediate probe into the allegations has commenced and anyone found guilty will be sanctioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CG and the Minister of Interior has given a directive for the investigation of the allegations and that is what we are doing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Aridegbe maintained that the guidelines for application for international passport were clearly stated in NIS website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also sent out our customer feedback number: 08028320751 (SPRO), 08067761196 (SA \u2013 SERVICOM), and we are not only ready to answer your calls but resolve issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is that Nigerians like to look for shortcut and so they fall into the hands of people who fleece them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey prefer to do things through the backdoor. Nigerians need to know that every office opened by the NIS has a duty to serve them, \u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Aridegbe enjoined prospective applicants to visit the NIS official website at immigration.gov.ng to apply for Passports.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged them to make payments for their preferred passport categories and avoid patronising individuals or entities that request cash payments for passport services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The region have been accused of charging extra fees in addition to the official fees for obtaining international passports The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Caroline Adepoju, has ordered investigation into allegations of passport racketeering against personnel of the service in the South East. 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