I'm afraid to say that the begging in Nigeria is quite overwhelming. I see a lot of improvements but still airport staff openly beg which is embarrassing.
I had excess luggage which l was ready to pay for but l was told that the cashier office was closed. They collected cash without any receipt. They know how to collect the money without feeling guilty.May God have mercy on us.
I just imagine a CBSA taking CAD$ from you even if you offered it, haaa you will be arrested on the spot. You are not even suppose to offer them tip cos they hold the national security of Nigeria in their hand
Travelled out of MMA on the 7/11/22, asked for money by 3 different airport employees! They’re just greedy, if you don’t feel the pay is good enough, don’t work there!
They have no shame. The first time my children traveled to Nigeria, after seeing what happened at the airport they vowed never to step to that country again. Its a shame... they cook up stories from you've over stayed or your visa is not valid. Visa given to me by Nigeria embassy here in Canada
One of the reasons l stopped going via Lagos is just the experience of how we are treated by the immigration officers. You will be lucky to spend less than 10th naira from checking in to boarding your flight. Abuja seems more civilised but when you are going back they still want o ask you for some money for carrying food that you are entitled to carry.
Criminals everywhere,always checking people begs but the real criminals begs they don’t check and all those people carry unlawful weapons and drugs they don’t check why??
Only in Nigeria they check your bag when you're going and when you're coming back , they don't do that abroad both when you're going and when you're coming back our system must change for better
I agree with the caller who had a better experience at Abuja, that was my story too and this was in 2021. The overall experience was better at Abuja even though I still dropped something small to the baggage people at the beginning of the gate. No one else inside disturbed me although a few workers stylishly begged, someone (i believe a cleaner or airline ground staff) gave me a pen to fill out a form and begged for money... In all I repeat, compared to Lagos, Abuja airport offered a far better experience
Nigerians can't change, Nigerians loves chaotic atmosphere, Nigerians are afraid of orderly situations, you're chaotic at home, chaotic in streets, chaotic on the road, chaotic in the courts house, chaotic everywhere Nigerians loves it😀😁😂
This has been going on, literally, for decades! Its not a trend. Its not increasing and its not decreasing. It has been like that for long. In fact, after close to 30 years traveling through the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, I'm afraid the bribery, extortion, and corruption at that airport may never change.
I love Obiajulu’s last point. How can you be planning your life on another person’s pocket. Like planning your wedding on monies you expect to get from friends and family. Hope you know that customs and immigration officers lobby to get posted to the airport.
The airport staff still needs to do better. I was extorted for bribe by a custom officer at Muritala airport this past June. I had nothing to declare in my bag. They had scanned my boxes but because I was looking kind of lost trying to find where my airline booth is located. The guy called me and lied to me that he had the right to check my bags and I asked what for? Because I know I don’t anything to declare in my bags. He said, he doesn’t want trouble or delay me but I should give them something and I can go. I couldn’t be bothered I just gave him 1k and laughed and walked off. So sad😂😂
when I was going back they made us wait in line for hours after sometimes I noticed some of the Nigerian behind me was paying the airline agent to let them skip the lines and they’re were telling me everyone will go through when I try to complain. Lagos international airport needs to do better and stop this act.
No one is addressing the problem. The officers get their duty assignments based on their daily or weekly returns (share of the extorted money) that they make to the boss. If the officer fail to deliver, they are immediately re-assigned. Meanwhile, the public blame the frontline officers, while the real culprit is sitting somewhere in the office out of public view and scrutiny.
I was asked to bribe through a domestic staff in lagos int'l airport using transfer mode and paid cash for carrying our own local food like garri for each agric. Products you are to pay 2000 naira according to the officer but plead to reduce it in Nov, 2020. It's craze approaching that place
It's extortion. I remember vividly 2016 when I m about to travel to Europe through MMA. First was the Airliners who said I should give them 30k, secondly when going through the customs, one of them( a woman) said I should settle or else I remain there and d funniest thing I have just 30 minutes left for my flight to take off. I had to give her 20£
The plain clothes guys who you are sent to meet before you meet the immigration officials are DSS officials. I am surprised Morayo does not know this. Also, what you tend to see is more of a friendly-style approach. This is far different from the police approach on the road when they delay you for no reason, which is outright extortion.
Horrible! For me oo, once I land, I just bring on my uncompromising outlook & gesture…& most times, they just leave me jeje because they sense that they don’t want wahala from this man ooo
A lot at the airport is happening, they know you ladies are popular on TV. Even when entering the airport with your love ones, they will ask for money or you go in alone or with your loads. Now entering the airport, the costoms will tell you to give them money or the seized the loads and a lot more before locating your flight. So Nigerians are used to it which is very difficult it to be stop. To me, everyone in the airport are corrupted.
That is not extortion, it is the prevailing culture. Let it happy, at least they don't force money off you. Consider the state d'affaires of the economy and perhaps also their meagre wages. So if the system wouldn't help them out then I suppose somebody who can do does. The general trade off is armed robbery everywhere else: on the streets, on your way to work, church, market; or even at your homes until no one is truly safe. Address things from the ground up, top down and this extortion as you call it is soon eliminated. So really the country should not really be a country of beggars as we've really turned it into. Your choice though
Everybody takes bribe ,even Tinubu get his own. So the problems about taking money. I say a police man on road checking point when they were all asking for money, they all get the sack it's not fair. Bribe is been going on generation after generations. Pls you guys should stop all these foolishness
I'm afraid to say that the begging in Nigeria is quite overwhelming. I see a lot of improvements but still airport staff openly beg which is embarrassing.
Airport officials standby like homeless people begging for money.
You guys over there need to send foreigners in witg hidden cameras...this is unnecessary illegal harrasment! Craziness
I had excess luggage which l was ready to pay for but l was told that the cashier office was closed. They collected cash without any receipt. They know how to collect the money without feeling guilty.May God have mercy on us.
I just imagine a CBSA taking CAD$ from you even if you offered it, haaa you will be arrested on the spot. You are not even suppose to offer them tip cos they hold the national security of Nigeria in their hand
Travelled out of MMA on the 7/11/22, asked for money by 3 different airport employees! They’re just greedy, if you don’t feel the pay is good enough, don’t work there!
Dababy said he was broke when he left that airport,🤣😂🤣😂
They have no shame. The first time my children traveled to Nigeria, after seeing what happened at the airport they vowed never to step to that country again.
Its a shame... they cook up stories from you've over stayed or your visa is not valid. Visa given to me by Nigeria embassy here in Canada
One of the reasons l stopped going via Lagos is just the experience of how we are treated by the immigration officers. You will be lucky to spend less than 10th naira from checking in to boarding your flight. Abuja seems more civilised but when you are going back they still want o ask you for some money for carrying food that you are entitled to carry.
Criminals everywhere,always checking people begs but the real criminals begs they don’t check and all those people carry unlawful weapons and drugs they don’t check why??
Only in Nigeria they check your bag when you're going and when you're coming back , they don't do that abroad both when you're going and when you're coming back our system must change for better
I agree with the caller who had a better experience at Abuja, that was my story too and this was in 2021. The overall experience was better at Abuja even though I still dropped something small to the baggage people at the beginning of the gate. No one else inside disturbed me although a few workers stylishly begged, someone (i believe a cleaner or airline ground staff) gave me a pen to fill out a form and begged for money... In all I repeat, compared to Lagos, Abuja airport offered a far better experience
They take more from passages so much ..they are so shameless
Nigerians can't change, Nigerians loves chaotic atmosphere, Nigerians are afraid of orderly situations, you're chaotic at home, chaotic in streets, chaotic on the road, chaotic in the courts house, chaotic everywhere Nigerians loves it😀😁😂
only in nigeria airport if you checking your luggage airport works will being your bag from the flight for you to pay for your body lotion
This has been going on, literally, for decades! Its not a trend. Its not increasing and its not decreasing. It has been like that for long. In fact, after close to 30 years traveling through the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, I'm afraid the bribery, extortion, and corruption at that airport may never change.
I love Obiajulu’s last point. How can you be planning your life on another person’s pocket. Like planning your wedding on monies you expect to get from friends and family.
Hope you know that customs and immigration officers lobby to get posted to the airport.
Fact
they not only lobby but they share the loot with the boss or else, they will be re-assinged and replaced.
The airport staff still needs to do better. I was extorted for bribe by a custom officer at Muritala airport this past June. I had nothing to declare in my bag. They had scanned my boxes but because I was looking kind of lost trying to find where my airline booth is located. The guy called me and lied to me that he had the right to check my bags and I asked what for? Because I know I don’t anything to declare in my bags. He said, he doesn’t want trouble or delay me but I should give them something and I can go. I couldn’t be bothered I just gave him 1k and laughed and walked off. So sad😂😂
this happens in abuja airport as well, baggage carriers and the police both tried to extort money from me
I am about to travel and based on what i am learning i don't want to travel there again.
In the first place while most them search ur bags where by u are coming back because before boarding ur bag will be scanned and Check properly
when I was going back they made us wait in line for hours after sometimes I noticed some of the Nigerian behind me was paying the airline agent to let them skip the lines and they’re were telling me everyone will go through when I try to complain. Lagos international airport needs to do better and stop this act.
H1w3
They use greetings to ‘keeeeel’ you 😅
You are right beecee.
No one is addressing the problem. The officers get their duty assignments based on their daily or weekly returns (share of the extorted money) that they make to the boss. If the officer fail to deliver, they are immediately re-assigned. Meanwhile, the public blame the frontline officers, while the real culprit is sitting somewhere in the office out of public view and scrutiny.
This is nothing… Don’t look at Enugu Airport 😩
I was asked to bribe through a domestic staff in lagos int'l airport using transfer mode and paid cash for carrying our own local food like garri for each agric. Products you are to pay 2000 naira according to the officer but plead to reduce it in Nov, 2020. It's craze approaching that place
It's hurrible
It's extortion. I remember vividly 2016 when I m about to travel to Europe through MMA. First was the Airliners who said I should give them 30k, secondly when going through the customs, one of them( a woman) said I should settle or else I remain there and d funniest thing I have just 30 minutes left for my flight to take off. I had to give her 20£
Morayo, at the point your travel document is stamped either going out or coming in, the first person that checks your passport is an SSS official.
Is true,have experience it before in muritala airport and kotoka international airport
The plain clothes guys who you are sent to meet before you meet the immigration officials are DSS officials. I am surprised Morayo does not know this. Also, what you tend to see is more of a friendly-style approach. This is far different from the police approach on the road when they delay you for no reason, which is outright extortion.
I believe it a very bad habit for people to be begging for money. They have taken it as a habit
I paid $500 all together to get out of the Lagos airport in 2021 like I was frustrated cuz it was my first time come back to the country.
Horrible! For me oo, once I land, I just bring on my uncompromising outlook & gesture…& most times, they just leave me jeje because they sense that they don’t want wahala from this man ooo
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There not doing that to foreigners is only Nigerians coming in is very wrong
They don't pay staff, this is has become culture in Nigeria
Sadly nothing new☹️. All are guilty customs, baggage attendants, etc
The staff ask for money. I have that experience at airport even my friends has observed it
A lot at the airport is happening, they know you ladies are popular on TV. Even when entering the airport with your love ones, they will ask for money or you go in alone or with your loads. Now entering the airport, the costoms will tell you to give them money or the seized the loads and a lot more before locating your flight. So Nigerians are used to it which is very difficult it to be stop. To me, everyone in the airport are corrupted.
Ii
Shameful
That is not extortion, it is the prevailing culture. Let it happy, at least they don't force money off you. Consider the state d'affaires of the economy and perhaps also their meagre wages. So if the system wouldn't help them out then I suppose somebody who can do does. The general trade off is armed robbery everywhere else: on the streets, on your way to work, church, market; or even at your homes until no one is truly safe. Address things from the ground up, top down and this extortion as you call it is soon eliminated.
So really the country should not really be a country of beggars as we've really turned it into.
Your choice though
We have bad culture in Nigeria always begs for tips in our airport that's not fare
MAB is a good government agent.
Everybody takes bribe ,even Tinubu get his own. So the problems about taking money. I say a police man on road checking point when they were all asking for money, they all get the sack it's not fair. Bribe is been going on generation after generations. Pls you guys should stop all these foolishness