A Senior Journalist and Upcoming Lawyer in the Upper West Region has expressed shock with the Acts of Some Staff of Ghana Immigration Service lately within the Country, According to Mr. Haifz such attitude of the Officers is embarrassing and mars the image of the service.

He responded to a concern raised by a lady who indicated that Immigration Service staff extort money from ignorant Travellers.

Yeri Anita’s Statement on Upper West Media Responding to Calls for Some Foreigners to be investigated.

“.But they should also train their staff operating at barrier site to stop collecting monies from illegal foreigners when they match them into their tents is at stake. A else their integrity”

Mr. Hafiz Timbile reacted to the statement released by Yeri Anita on Tuesday, 19th August 2025.

Mr. Hafiz Timbile, An Upcoming Lawyer Writes

Hmm.. This issue..

I remember travelling to Accra last month and there were three Nigerian girls on the bus. At some two immigration checkpoints, they took them into the tents. On both occasions, the girls returned with complaints of their monies taken by the officers, saying that GIS like money paa. That travelling in Burkina is better than in Ghana.

The first checkpoint, 400 cedis each; the second checkpoint, 200 cedis.

At the second checkpoint, I told the officer who was pulling the girls down that they were already inspected at the earlier checkpoint, and he retorted that it didn’t matter.

When I went down to ease myself, I eavesdropped one of the officers telling them to be fast and join the bus or they will keep them there like some two other girls who were sitting there with their bags since they failed to “do something”.

It’s really a sad one.

Source: Upper West Media App