The Federal Government on Wednesday knocked travel company,
Wakanow, for allegedly procuring Passports for applicants at “outrageous
amounts”.
The Nigeria Immigration Service in a statement signed by its
Public Relations Officer, Sunday James, said no travel agency was authorised by
the government to “charge or procure” Passports for travellers.
The Service accused Wakanow of charging applicants N57,000
for a 64-Page Five-Year validity Passport which costs N35,000. The Service also
alleged that the travel company charged applicants N95,000 for a 64-Page
Ten-Year validity Passport which costs N70,000.
The NIS, therefore, advised Passport applicants to apply
through its website and not through third parties “who are out there to defraud
them of their hard-earned money”.
The statement read, “The attention of the Comptroller
General of Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede MFR has been drawn to a
certain publication on the Instagram page of one online platform known as
Wakanowdotcom offering possible assistance to prospective Passport applicants
to procure various categories of Passports for them at given sums of money.
“The publication stated that the organisation can procure
the following categories of Passports for prospective applicants at the sums
indicated;
“(A) 64-Page Five Years validity Passport at the sum of
N57,000:00
“(B) 64-Page Ten Years validity Passport at the sum of
N95,000:00
“We wish to state categorically that Wakanowdotcom has no
authorization whatsoever from us to charge and procure Passports for any
applicant at such frivolous sums and that none of our Passports cost as much as
the outrageous amounts stated in the said publication.
“The Comptroller General therefore, wishes to use this
medium to advise prospective Passport applicants to kindly visit
immigration.gov.ng to apply and pay online for the various categories of
Passports of their choice and avoid patronising people/touts and or
organisations who are out there to defraud them of their hard-earned money on
the guise of procuring Passports for them.”
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