The Nigeria Immigration Service has summoned the woman from a now-infamous video who viciously tore her husband’s international passport at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos on Saturday, setting off a social media frenzy.
Journalist101 reports that the woman freely admitted on camera to shredding her husband’s passport upon their arrival at the airport.
In a statement released late Sunday night, the Service identified the woman as Mrs. Favour Igiebor and emphasized the gravity of her actions.
The statement which was signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, DCI KT Udo, stressed that 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 reads;
NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE INVESTIGATES TORN PASSPORT INCIDENT AT MMIA, LAGOS
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched a formal investigation following the circulation of a video on social media, showing a female traveler destroying a Nigerian Standard Passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
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, pcc, mmis, fsm, has directed that Mrs. Favour Igiebor be invited for further investigation.
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 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.
e-SIGNED DCI KT Udo Service Public Relations Officer Service Headquarters, Abuja 11th August, 2024
