NIS: Woman who tore hubby's passport at airport may be sentenced

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Nigerian woman, Favour Igiebor, who tore up her husband’s passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,

could be sentenced for her action.

Mrs Favour Igiebor stunned Nigerians in a viral video showing her tearing her husband’s standard passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.

Indeed, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), which said it is probing the incident, confirmed on Monday that it has identified the woman involved and she is being quizzed.

According to the NIS, “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 penalties outlined under Section 10(h) of the same Act.”

The statement by spokesperson for the NIS, Kenneth Udo, stated that Igiebor’s action was a violation of Nigerian law.

The statement partly read, “The Nigeria Immigration Service 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 Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

“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.”

However, Mrs Favour Igiebor has continued to defend her action, criticising bloggers for jumping to conclusions without understanding her pains and listening to her side of the story.

In a video released in response to the backlash of the shocking incident, the woman urged Nigerians to consider both sides before passing judgement.

“I’m not a mad woman who would just come and act like that,” she stated. “I have my reasons. I’ve gone through so many things. So many of you are just commenting on the video, friends and people who I haven’t spoken with for years are now calling me. I am not like that.”

She further said she chose to destroy her husband’s passport in Nigeria, rather than in Europe, to prevent him from facing significant stress. “What if I had done this in Europe where we were coming from? I didn’t want to put him through that, so I did it in Nigeria. So, I don’t know what is going on, and I don’t care about what people are writing because if you don’t know what is happening, don’t just comment on what you don’t know.”

The woman said there has been long-standing family issues, expressing frustration with how her husband, who she claimed handles most of her affairs, including her social media pages, has treated her.

“I have gone through a lot of things, family issues here and there every time. My husband cannot speak. It took me a lot of time because he is the one handling a lot of things for me. He is the one handling my page for me. My email wasn’t attached to it; his email was attached to it too.

“I cry every night and day even after having three children. I want to enjoy what I suffered for with him.

“He bought me an iPhone, yes, just to make me calm and everything, but these things have been going on for years. He knew that I haven’t forgotten it. Out of anger, I told him that in Nigeria, I don’t think we will return. He looked at me, that’s why he got me the iPhone as a gift, thinking everything is gone. I now have heart pain and headaches because of this, and you guys are insulting me,” she lamented.