Davido 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.
In a statement released today by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Emeka Obua,
they said 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 Dec. 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.
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“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.”
Davido was said to have 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.
The NIS stated that the passport was endorsed and the artiste then proceeded on
his trip.
“This behaviour of Adeleke is quite
unfortunate. One would ordinarily have expected some form of commendation from
him for the professional manner the officers, who attended to him, conducted
themselves especially in saving him from embarrassment at some
international port of entry by ensuring that his passport is endorsed as is the
law and practice in Nigeria .
“The intention of this statement is
not to to join issues with Mr. Adeleke but to set the facts of the incident, as
it happened at MMIA on the said day straight."
Davido 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.
In a statement released today by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Emeka Obua, they said 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 Dec. 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.
READ MORE AFTER THE CUT......................................
“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.”
Davido was said to have 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.
The NIS stated that the passport was endorsed and the artiste then proceeded on his trip.
“This behaviour of Adeleke is quite
unfortunate. One would ordinarily have expected some form of
commendation from him for the professional manner the officers, who
attended to him, conducted themselves especially in saving him from
embarrassment at some international port of entry by ensuring that his
passport is endorsed as is the law and practice in Nigeria .
“The intention of this statement is not to to join issues with Mr.
Adeleke but to set the facts of the incident, as it happened at MMIA on
the said day straight."
- See more at: http://topeorekoya.blogspot.com/2014/05/nigerian-immigration-replies-davido-he.html#sthash.FxaQwYyv.dpuf
Davido 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.
In a statement released today by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Emeka Obua, they said 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 Dec. 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.
READ MORE AFTER THE CUT......................................
“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.”
Davido was said to have 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.
The NIS stated that the passport was endorsed and the artiste then proceeded on his trip.
“This behaviour of Adeleke is quite
unfortunate. One would ordinarily have expected some form of
commendation from him for the professional manner the officers, who
attended to him, conducted themselves especially in saving him from
embarrassment at some international port of entry by ensuring that his
passport is endorsed as is the law and practice in Nigeria .
“The intention of this statement is not to to join issues with Mr.
Adeleke but to set the facts of the incident, as it happened at MMIA on
the said day straight."
- See more at: http://topeorekoya.blogspot.com/2014/05/nigerian-immigration-replies-davido-he.html#sthash.FxaQwYyv.dpuf
