Passport: 80 officers on trial for extortion, 8 others dismissed – NIS | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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No fewer than 80 officers and men of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have gone on trial for indulging in collection of illegal fees for the issuance of new passports and renewal of old ones.

The Service Public Relations Officer , Comptroller of Immigration, Mr Tony Akuneme, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja, also indicated that eight other officers have been dismissed from service for the same offence in the last one year.

According to him, Jere has done this to the best of his ability in the last one year plus, and that is what has led to most applicants booking online for passports. “The problem we have is the use of third parties because no matter how much reform you put in, you will always see a learned and civilised person using a third party to process his or her application.

 

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