#Lagos Airport Torn Passport Incident Under NIS Investigation

HEADLINENEWS.NEWS Correspondent gathered that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said it has launched an investigation into a viral video showing a female traveller destroying a Nigerian Standard Passport allegedly belonging to her husband as they were exiting the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos on arrival in the country.

Spokesperson of NIS Kenneth Udo confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the viral video in a statement on Monday in Abuja

HEADLINENEWS.NEWSreports that , the individuals involved in the video had been identified and invited for further investigation.

Udo said if the allegations are substantiated, the individual’s actions breached the provisions of Section 10(b) of the Immigration Act 2015 (as amended), with corresponding penalties outlined under Section 10(h) of the same Act.

Udo reiterated the commitment of the Service to upholding the provisions of the Immigration Act in the interest of national security and preserving the dignity and integrity of the nation’s legal instruments.

Any individual who contravenes this section of the law is guilty of an offence and can face a maximum of 10 years imprisonment and/or a fine. (NAN)