NIS opens investigation into tearing of passport saga

By Seun Ibiyemi

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said it 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.

In a statement made available to NewsDirect by the Public Relations Officer Service, DCT KT Udo, said that the individual has been identified and invited for further investigation.

Udo said that “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”.