Woman who tore husband passport risk over two years imprisonment, as NIS investigates incident 

Stanley Ihedigbo

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched 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, and she risk over two years imprisonment.

According to the Passport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, it is unlawfully to alter, tamper with or mutilate any passport or any pages thereof. Any person found guilty of such offence shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years without the option of a fine.

In a statement, Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kenneth Udo says the Comptroller General of Immigration has directed that Mrs. Favour Igiebor be invited for further investigation.

If the allegations are substantiated, the statement notes, that her action 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.

Udo reiterates 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.