Nigerian Immigration Service Denies Asking O.B.O For Bribe

Music star, Davido a.k.a O.B.O recently accused officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service of harassing him for money and making him miss a very important flight at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos.

The accusations infuriated his fans – and many of them took to their various social media pages to insult the Nigerian Immigration service.

Responding to the accusation, the Immigration service, some hours ago, refuted claims by Davido on Instagram that NIS officers did not allow him to depart from the country because of his refusal to bribe them.

In a statement by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Emeka Obua, the service revealed that Davido had approached Immigration Officers at MMIA on the fateful day with the intention of travelling out of the country and presented a US passport number 460918874 issued at Georgia on December 14, 2009 and valid till December 14, 2019.

It explained that the officer that attended to him drew his attention to the fact that his US passport had no Nigerian visa on it with which he would have been admitted into the country, and Davido reportedly responded that he had a Nigerian passport but forgot it at home.

“The officer now informed him that he should go and bring the Nigerian passport to convince him that he did not enter Nigeria illegally with a foreign passport without visa. Adeleke started arguing with the officer, who had to refer the case to his superiors and the verdict was that he could not make the trip unless he produced the said Nigerian passport.

“Livid with anger, Adeleke, in company with his bodyguards, started protesting in a disorderly manner, prompting the Comptroller of Immigration in-charge at MMIA to intervene. He advised Adeleke to call his bodyguards to order (caution) and comply with the lawful instruction which would not only erase any doubt as to his immigration status but also establish his claim to dual citizenship.”

He left and on the following day, produced his Nigerian e-passport with number A02227477 issued at Abuja on August13, 2010 and valid till August 12, 2015.