UNACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE FOR THE TOURISTS BY IMMIGRATION OFFICERS ON THE LAGOS LAGOON IN BADAGRY By Anago-Osho
An incident occurred when some international visitors were stopped at Badagry on the Lagos lagoon on their way from Lagos Island to experience Badagry. The officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service at that location who stopped the visitors said that visitors in a country can not visit tourist sites with a business visa. It was also sad that the immigration officers refused to acknowledge the visa, bio data and passport shown to them by some of the tourists from their phones, the officers eagerly said that they only operate manually. We told them that technology has made things easy and they can get any confirmation they seek. We told them that it wasn't easy to convince these visitors to visit or do business in Nigeria. Their reaction was unprofessional and a national embarrassment. They flaunted handcuffs to further intimidate the visitors. We market and promote Nigeria as an international tourist destination and it had not been easy. The immigration officers intimidation...