At long last, the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, has taken into custody the woman who tore her husband’s passport for questioning .
The woman, Favour Igiebor, had reportedly tore her husband’s passport at the airport to the surprise of everyone around and the video went viral eliciting calls from Nigerians to have her prosecuted.
In response to the outrage, the NIS embarked on a (wo)man hunt of the couple and on Wednesday, the Nigerian Immigration Service uploaded a video on X, of Mrs Igiebor being accompanied by men of the service.
According to a statement from the NIS, “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 in her response via a video she posted online, Mrs Igiebor defended her action adding that the family have had issues long before they returned to Nigeria from Europe.
In the video, she said, “This issue has been going on for a long time. And I have to do what I did. Don’t just look at my actions alone. I’m not a mad woman. I have gone through so many things. I have my own reasons.
“What if I had done this thing in Europe, where we came from? I don’t want him to go through much stress, which is why I did it in Nigeria. So many people at the airport that day saw me acting. It has been a family issue all the time. My husband even cannot speak about it. I suffered with him, and just like that, his family wants my suffering to be shattered”.
Igiebor further said her husband had neglected her for his family, adding, “My husband is a mother’s boy, sister’s and brother’s best brother. Making me the wife to be suffering. I did what I did for him to know that I’ve been bearing the pain.
“Those of you calling for my arrest should come and hold me responsible. I cry every time after three kids. They should let me reap what I have sown with him. My husband should come out and say what happened,” she noted.
Post Script: Is Mrs Favour Igiebor justified in tearing her husband’s International passport due to their martial squabbles?
Secondly, should the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) let her off the hook with just a slap on the wrist or should she be prosecuted?
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