The NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, NIS, says it has identified a female traveler, Mrs. Igiebor, who purportedly destroyed Nigerian passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos.
Fresh Angle International, can authoritatively report that the disclosure by NIS, was contained in a statement released Sunday August 11 and posted on the Service’s X handle in the wee hours of Monday August 12.
Reports say, Mrs. Igiebor, was sighted tearing her husband's Nigerian Standard Passport shortly after they arrived at the Lagos Airport on Saturday August 10.
The statement, credited to NIS Public Relations Officer, Service Headquarters, DCI KT Udo, noted: “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 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 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.”
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