The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has initiated an investigation into an incident involving the destruction of a Nigerian passport at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
This development was announced in a statement released by NIS Public Relations Officer Kenneth Udo on Sunday.
The statement revealed that the investigation was prompted by a video circulating on social media, which shows a female traveler destroying a Nigerian Standard Passport at the airport.
The video, which has raised public concern, shows Mrs. Igiebor tearing her husband’s passport upon their arrival at the Lagos airport on August 10, 2024. In the footage, Igiebor, when questioned about her actions, responds, “Is it your passport?”
The NIS indicated that such actions might violate Section 10(b) of the Immigration Act 2015 (as amended), which prohibits the deliberate destruction of Nigerian travel documents and specifies penalties for such offenses.
The statement underscored the NIS’s commitment to enforcing the Immigration Act strictly to protect national security and uphold the integrity of Nigeria’s legal and diplomatic instruments.
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