Nigerians Decry Procedure For Replacement Of Lost International Passports

Nigerians seeking for the replacement of their lost International Passports or replacements base on change of name have decried the strenuous processes they face in doing this. They are alleging that they spend about N100, 000 to replace their passports as they have to travel down to the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS Headquarters in Abuja to obtain a fresh passport.

According to one Nkechi, who was at the Headquarters of the Immigration Service last week to replace her passport for change of name due to marriage, she had spent one week in Abuja in a hotel waiting to have her passport replaced.
She explained that she came in from Port Harcourt to replace her passport because of marriage and she had been staying in the hotel.
Nkechi is one among the numerous applicants who travelled to Abuja in other to replace their passports
But the Immigration Service has come in defence of the policy that all lost passport or replacement of passport base on change of name must be done in Abuja at the Headquarters of the Service.
According to the spokesperson of the Service, Deputy Comptroller immigration, Mr. Kings Ekpedeme the policy is to avoid multi issuance of passports to individuals.