The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has says it has the lady who tore Nigerian passport at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, which has gone viral on social media.
The spokesman of NIS,DCI K.T.Udo in a statement made available to NOTM online said the agency 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 Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
The statement indicated in parts, “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.”
