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A Nigerian woman named Favour Igiebor, who tore up her husband’s port at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, could face a jail term as punishment for her actions if found guilty, according to the Nigeria Immigration Service Act of 2015 (as amended).

The NIS had on Monday revealed that it had launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the destruction of a man’s port by his wife, identified as Favour Igiebor, stating that she had been summoned for questioning.

In a statement, the spokesperson for the NIS, Kenneth Udo, described Igiebor’s action as a violation of Nigerian law.

The investigation was prompted by a viral video showing Igiebor destroying a Nigerian Standard port, reportedly belonging to her husband, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.

The NIS statement partly read, “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 port 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.”

Amid the widespread condemnation of her action, Igiebor, in another viral video seen by our correspondent, explained that her action was due to the stress her husband had put her through.

She said, “You have to ask what happened; don’t just look at the action alone. I am not a mad woman who would just come and act like that. I have my reasons; I have gone through many things.

“When it gets to your neck, you have to act. I didn’t want to make him go through a lot of stress; that’s why I waited till we got to Nigeria to do it rather than in Europe, where I could have done it. Don’t make comments without knowing what happened. I have gone through a lot of family issues here and there.”

In response to his wife’s recent video, the man who didn’t disclose his name, said he chose to remain silent because he believed the issue could be resolved “as a family.”

“My wife has posted something this morning. I don’t want to say anything, but I will leave you to watch the video. It is on various social media sites. I have the full clips.

“She didn’t know that I had someone with my phone because my friend and I came down here to do some things. I will post the full clip. I never expected that she would come out and say what she said. These are some things that we can resolve as a family,” he said.

However, findings by PUNCH Metro indicate that according to Section 49 of the NIS 2015 Act (as amended), a person found guilty of changing or altering a port may face imprisonment or a fine. However, there is no section for punishment in case of destruction in the act.

The section reads, “A person who alters or assists another in altering a travel document, or who produces or reproduces or assists in the production or reproduction of any travel document without lawful authority commits an offence under Section 59 of the Act and is liable on-conviction to a- term of five years imprisonment or to a fine of one million naira or both.”

In an interview with our correspondent on Monday, a human rights lawyer, Collins Aigbogun, stated that there is no section of the Act that explicitly outlines sanctions for port destruction, emphasising that Section 49 of the Act only specifies punishment for alteration.

He, however, noted that the wife had violated her husband’s constitutional right to freedom of movement.

“A port is essential for cross-border travel. Possessing a Nigerian port is not a privilege but a fundamental aspect of the right to freedom of movement.

“When someone destroys a port, it infringes on the ancillary right to freedom of movement granted to her husband by the constitution. In essence, she has put that right on hold,” he said.

https://punchng.com/wife-may-bag-jail-term-for-tearing-husbands-port-at-lagos-airport-nis/

I am almost 100% sure that this is a skit, and if it is, then it is a skit taken too far.

Assuming it is not a skit, I will say that a man doesn't know what God has done for him if he marries a good woman. A bad woman can turn a very good man into a beast, then turn around and cry that she married a beast. The lady sure scored an own goal

Except that we didn't see the part when she tore it, the whole video's aftermath didn't look like a skit to me.

Would anyone make a skit they can't monetize? Or did the video viral go their own page?

If this is indeed a skit, then these skit makers truly need to be regulated.

Its a cheaply made skit. No evidence its a real port self

The guy above claiming it's a skit should be reasonable.

Did the children also participate in the skit? If you watched the video you'll see how distressed one of the little son was.

Please be objective.

This is a case of a jealous woman scorned and bidding her time for a revenge.

She got her revenge but it's surely going to cost her a lot.

Obviously, the man has traumatized her too, one way or the other.

So can we say that altering a port is the same as destroying one?

If the port the woman tore up was her own personal port would it be a crime?
I doubt so!

So I guess at best she is guilty of destroying another person's property/item.

Now is that an offence liable for a jail term?

Such women end up widows early because the husband will loose his will to live and just die in his sleep one day out of depression.

Come to my state , Edo state , you will see that what we have mostly are widowed land ladies both young and old, 99% of them their husbands died young.

Once you give her children she starts frustrating you till you die. She wants to be a free single mom to live freely and do whatever she wants.

It's things like this that causes such.

By law she commits no crime unless the husband procecutes her for the destruction of his national ID.

Nigerian women are despicable

Just as efcc used bobrisky as a scape goat, NIS use this woman also.

Nj

I thought as much. It was all done for online content as they’ve been striving hard in the recent past to gain followership on their pages.
It was also obvious from the action at the airport and also the videos they both made afterwards.
Our people and money!

NIS must bring that woman to book.

I thought they were skit makers

Life no just balance

We have to set examples with people like her.
Even if it was a prank, the government should also prank her back and put her in jail for a month or two.

When she comes out, shout its a prank !!!!!
The fact that she said she waited to get to Nigeria to do it shows she is culpable and fully aware of the consequences of such an act.
But because Nigeria is lawless, she waited to get to Nigeria.

I saw her follow up video and it was a pure content. Some of this content creators have to be careful with their desperations and quest to trend. I immediate action against her

Good one ,1year is ok for her to go cool her hear in cell but if it is the husband that do this to her all those women Lawyers will have come online talking against the man

Una don really see this country finish... U should have done this at europe naa.. anyway its there problem, the two of them go dey alright las las..

KingOfTheDamned:
Such women end up widows early because the husband will loose his will to live and just die in his sleep one day out of depression.

Lol

I don't know why so many of you are getting all emotional about this.

You people have been equating this woman to the devil himself just for tearing a port!!
Lol.


Do you know what men go through everyday in marriage?

Tell the truth, Is this woman worse than women married women who sleep with other men?

Is she worse than women who destroy their husbands car windscreens or mirrors?

Is she worse than women who beat up their husbands?

Is she even worse than women who even fight with their husbands?

Let me even put it to you that this woman is not worse than those who verbally throw insults and abuses on their husbands.



Not saying what she did is bad but her action has been excessively exaggerated like she's worse than every regular bad wife out there.

They should prosecute her immediately.

Stupidity of the highest order. I respect the man for his patience. When Tinubu can do and undo and the only documents that ca make you free is this port from this country. I'm the woman get lucky Sha

Lols.... I can see some of us teaching the woman how to escape from her wrongdoing.
Later we will be the first to lament when our politicians fo the same to us.

Wat i saw on the floor didn't look like a port. The couple are content creators, I've seen some of their boring skits

Skit gone too far. I don't believe most of these viral partners' videos anymore.

Make una give them another one, make we rest, oga next time make your wife happy , Madam next time control your anger in public. Oya you people should go. Thank you sir , Thank you Ma. Life no hard oooo.

ednut1:
Its a cheaply made skit. No evidence its a real port self

if it is skit that means both of them should go and cool their head in cell for 6 or more month and if it is not real one ,those NIS will have let us know that it is fake sport

whytediamond:


The guy above claiming it's a skit should be reasonable.

Did the children also participate in the skit? If you watched the video you'll see how distressed one of the little son was.

Please be objective.

This is a case of a jealous woman scorned and bidding her time for a revenge.

She got her revenge but it's surely going to cost her a lot.

Obviously, the man has traumatized her too, one way or the other.

he is right, they are skit makers.

The couple are content creators that wished to take their content to a nonsensical level. NIS should remove "may" from that statement, she needs to serve the time since she was ready to do the crime.

Very good

She can for for life that’s her business