The newly appointed Comptroller General of Immigration, Mr. Kure Martins Abeshi, has warned officers and men of the service at airports and Immigration passport offices to stop demanding for extra money for services rendered.

The new immigration boss warned that anyone found culpable would be sacked.

Abeshi, who gave this warning during his first on-the-spot visit to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and Alausa passport office, Ikeja, pleaded with officers to learn to live within their means and be contented with what they have.

Abeshi said “It is now a crime for any officer to collect more than what government approved that applicants should pay. Change is real and we will enforce it. We are lacking in so many things because of corrupt practices. We all should support our President to stop corruption”.

According to the new CGI, in the era of change there is need for every officer to change his or her way to be in tandem with the spirit of the new Nigeria as piloted by President Buhari.

According to him, “We must be determined to shun corrupt practices and become Nigeria’s good public relation officers. Officers who fail to fall in line will be shown the way out.”

What we know as official fee(s)

• Fresh passport application – N19, 500
• Re-issue – at least N23, 000
• Change of data – N33, 500 (ONLY done in Abuja)
• Cases of loss/stolen – N24, 500