Wife who tore husband’s international passport risks prosecution

A Nigerian woman, Favour Igiebor, who destroyed her husband’s Standard Passport, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, may face prosecution following a formal investigation into the incident by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)

Penpushing reports that it is recalled that the woman in company of her husband and children on arrival at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos from Europe angrily tore the husband’s passport.

The woman following the ugly scene has been summoned by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), noting that her action constitute a breach of Section 10(b) of the Immigration Act 2015 (as amended), with corresponding penalties outlined under Section 10(h) of the same Act.

Penpushing further reports that Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kenneth Udo said investigation showed that the woman owns passport number A11990869, reiterating that the Nigeria Immigration Service remains steadfast in its commitment to upholding the provisions of the Immigration Act in the interest of national security, and to preserve the dignity and integrity of the nation’s legal instruments.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in a press statement added that the Comptroller General of Immigration has directed that she be invited for further investigation to substantiate the action of the woman

‘The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched a formal investigation following the circulation of a video on social media, showing a female traveller destroying a Nigerian Standard Passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos’, the statement reads

‘The individual involved has been identified as Mrs Favour Igiebor holding passport number A11990869. In response to this incident, the Comptroller General of Immigration KN Nandap has directed that Mrs Favour Igiebor be invited for further investigation’, Udo wrote

‘If the allegations are substantiated, her actions would constitute a breach of section 10(b) of the immigration Act 2015(as amended) with corresponding penalties outlined under section 10(h) of the same act’, the statement added

‘The Nigeria Immigration Service remains steadfast in its commitment to upholding the provisions of the immigration act in the interest of national security, and to preserving the dignity and integrity of the nation’s legal instruments’, the statement emphasized

Penpushing also reports that the woman, however, in reaction to the development claimed that her husband has been giving her a lot of trouble in Italy where they are based and this has affected her health and that she tore his passport so he that he doesn’t leave Nigeria.

‘I am coming across a lot of comments, people insulting me, even my fellow gender who do not understand. I am not supposed to do what I did. I know that is where so many people got me’, she stated.

‘Why will I tear his passport? It is against Nigerian law. I know that. To the Nigerian Immigration, I am very sorry. I did it for my husband not to go back because I have seen so many things. I have gone through pain, pain that cause me heartache today, pain that gives me headache at the middle of my head. You do not know what I am going through’, the woman added

Penpushing reports that in another twist of the incident there are however assumptions that the couple carried out the act to promote their pages on social media, but this could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report

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