With the launching of Operation Positive Identification, it became eminent for lots of citizens residing in the Northeast in general and Maiduguri in particular including myself to apply for National Identity Card, I made a personal research on centers located in Maiduguri and found two, NIMC Headquarters located close to Maiduguri International Airport and a branch located inside Ramat Polytechnic.

Lucky for me, my house was less than a kilometer from RamPoly. On Monday 30th September I went to the NIMC Center around 7:30AM, met some people already there also, I wrote my name on the list, I was number 63.

The NIMC staffs came around 8:30AM, collected the list and proceeded to begin the days job, surprisingly instead of calling the names on the list, they started calling people the Rector sent, those HOD's sent, those senior staffs sent, I shook my head and in my mind I said Nigeria way, "wetin man go do brother".

We waited there and I heard others of being at the Center as early as 5AM, others slept outside the center just to make sure their names where first on the list, I spent the whole day there and I couldn't register.

The next day being a public holiday, I didn't bother going there. On Wednesday, I woke up early as usual, skipped my morning exercises and chores and went straight to the center as early as 6AM, I was number 20 on the list, yeah I still met people there even as early as that, the staff came around the usual past 8, collected the list as usual but still didn't use it.

They neglected us and where just attending to their own people who came later own, I stayed till 2pm when better hunger start to dey wire me, I left unable to register.

The next day was the same, skipped breakfast, chores and exercises, went early but still we were not attended to, It was frustrating, the staffs said their machines developed fault, there was no paper to even print but still yet they attended to those who came with exotic cars and knew people above, as usual na the Naija way.

This morning I still went there, it was important I get the National Identity Card due to situations on ground, you couldn't travel without it, you will be profiled as a terrorist, today they said only students will be attended to, luckily I came with my school I.D, I joined the queue and when it came to my turn, I was turned back, they said only students of Ramat Polytechnic will be attended to, and unfortunately I was schooling at UniMaid,
I pleaded to be considered but still yet I was turned back, I waited to see if I might be favored to register but when I checked time, I couldn't wait any longer, today is Friday and I had to prepare for Juma'at prayer, I plugged in my headphone, played Erigga's latest song featuring M.I Abaga and Sami named Erigma and decided to post this while walking home.

I will still go back on Monday, But this is what lots of people pass through just to get their National Identity Card, The authorities should please increase the Registration Centers In The Northeast.


ProudBornoBoy
Writes From
Maiduguri, Borno State.

In ABA with 1k even if you are number 500 you will be attended to sharp sharp with a speed of light.

cenaman:
In ABA with 1k even if you are number 500 you will be attended to sharp sharp with a speed of light.

A sad tale, Civil servants extorting citizens to perform their jobs.

Slow down brother
Even if you do am in a hurry the card go take like forever before he come out
You fit manage the temporary slip

My own when i do since 2014 for Uniben never still come out

I will still go back on Monday, But this is what lots of people pass through just to get their National Identity Card, The authorities should please increase the Registration Centers In The Northeast.

Let us know what happen on Monday.
We pray it will end well for you.
By next week, we will see how it will be in Lagos.
Hope it won't be as tedious as this.

Serious!!

When you become a big man too, na so you go they do. It's the Nigerian culture

ok

lmao, nice write up sha. You're skilled


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get a website or blog for 12k, see signature for contact

When you become a big man too, na so you go they do. It's the Nigerian culture.. Funniest thing is that it isn't the big man punishing the citizenry directly because he isn't there at the centre, na we ourselves; the poor, they punish ourselves

Hmmmm

And everybody would still turn and blame Buhari, blame government, blame politicians.

We are the biggest problem ourselves.

Dis unfair... Sorry

This is how you will be going there everyday without being attended to.
You need to create a scene, by that the Rector will be forced to come listen to you and have you attended to. Until then, enjoy your daily visits there

The process is easy and fast in NIMC head quarters in zone 5 Abuja.

cenaman:
In ABA with 1k even if you are number 500 you will be attended to sharp sharp with a speed of light.

Is corruption in some people's DNA?

I might help u to do it.. But I don't know who u are and I don't want to comprise my identity, or exchange contacts.. So go to Sir kashim and asked for Alh hassan birma.... And tell him what happen to u... Just approach him with confidence.. He will do it for you. Even today

Perfect and everyday experience in Nigeria, recently i experience something like that in Jos, UBA in Terminus is the NMIC center, i would say Jos isn't really bad they only attend to 30 people a day, if you get there after 6am you're late, another issue is their printing machine, its faulty always

Say No Nepotism and Racism!!!!

Nigeria is a cursed nation. How many places we go drop biometrics Cant it be centralised.

Timinho23:
When you become a big man too, na so you go they do. It's the Nigerian culture

sadly but true, we have almost lost all our humanity

I don't even know where to register in badagry.




Everything in Nigeria is all about man know man, no iota of integrity whatsoever .

cenaman:
In ABA with 1k even if you are number 500 you will be attended to sharp sharp with a speed of light.

Someone told me that in Lagos you can get your ID card processed with 2k sharp sharp . I thought it was a joke.

Nigeria na wa.

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Freemanbobble:
Slow down brother
Even if you do am in a hurry the card go take like forever before he come out
You fit manage the temporary slip

My own when i do since 2014 for Uniben never still come out

Nah... I got mine within 3 months. They even texted me when it was ready...

You are in the wrong part of Naija.

It's quite terrible how, our country treats it's people, world Bank has ear marked money for nimc to give out this job to private sector, they even advertised companies to bid. But some people want to highjack the process, so only them will benefit. And make it easier for us to register.
No, civil servants and their cohorts won't let it work.