- The incident drew the ire of members of the public, while some called the man weak, incapable of checking his wife excesses and unable to manage his home, others demand the arrest and prosecution of the woman for destroying the passport, a property of the Nigerian government.
The man whose passport was torn by his wife has broken his silence and defended the action of his significant order.
Recall that in a video that went viral last weekend, the woman was seen talking to her husband in a disrespectful manner and calling his bluff after shredding what appeared to be her husband’s Nigerian passport.
The incident happened at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
The incident drew the ire of members of the public, while some called the man weak, incapable of checking his wife excesses and unable to manage his home, others demand the arrest and prosecution of the woman for destroying the passport, a property of the Nigerian government.
On Monday, the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS disclosed that a formal investigation has been launched into the incident.
Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Kenneth Udo disclosed that 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”, he stated.
However, in a recent video shared on the family’s Instagram page, the man made clarification about the action of his wife.
In the video, the man, who could be seen in the company of his children, begged Nigerians to forgive him and understand.
According to him, what his wife tore was not a passport, adding that as a Nigerian, he cannot go against the laws of the country.
He said, “What my wife tore is not passport, she never tore my passport, she never spoilt my passport, we are doing a skit, this is somebody’s story of what happened that we are passing to the world. But I didn’t even know it would go viral.
“Please, I’m begging everybody, this is not passport, my passport is intact. Nobody should drag this thing to the mud.
“We are sorry, we cannot defile the law of Nigeria, we are full bonafide Nigerian, we cannot go against the law by destroying the passport of Nigeria, it is not possible.”