The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said the woman who tore her husband’s international passport, as captured in a viral video, has been invited for interrogation.
The Comptroller General of NIS, Kemi Nandap, said the woman if found guilty would face the law in line with Section 10(h) of the Immigration Act.
On Sunday, a video of a woman who tore her husband’s international passport at the departure lounge of Murtala Mohammed International Airport went viral on social media, particularly X platform. The woman in the video made jest of the husband that they are now in Nigeria.
In a statement on Monday, signed by NIS Public Relations Officer, K.T Udo, Nandap promised a thorough investigation into the incident.
It read: “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 individual has been identified and invited for further investigation. If the allegations are substantiated, her actions would have constituted a breach of Section 10(b) of the Immigration Act 2015 (as amended), with corresponding [enalties 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.”
