‘Prison straight’, Netizens react as woman destroys husband’s passport at Lagos airport
CHIGOZIE AMADI
Several reactions have trailed the video showing the moment a woman destroyed her husband’s Nigerian passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Saturday, August 10, 2024.
PUNCH Online reports that the incident, captured on video, showed a female traveller, identified as Mrs Igiebor, tearing her husband’s Nigerian Standard Passport shortly after they arrived at the Lagos Airport.
In the footage, agitated Igiebor, when questioned about her actions, retorted, “Is it your passport?”
The widely circulated video has sparked concern among netizens on social media, while the Nigeria Immigration Service has launched a probe into the incident.
The NIS noted that her actions could be a violation of Section 10(b) of the Immigration Act 2015 (as amended), which prohibits the willful destruction of Nigerian travel documents.
See some of the reactions below.
On X, a user, @Morris_Monye, wrote, “All the immigration officers who stood by while the passport was torn to shreds should go on an immediate refresher course.”
One tweep, Alli-Balogun H.Lekan, tweeting as @allibaloo, wrote, “Nigeria Immigration needs a scapegoat, and this person has volunteered. She has committed an offence against the state. Ewon straight.”
Another X.com user, Janijay47, posting as @Django147, wrote, “The immigration officers should also be questioned cuz how don’t you know you’re meant to arrest her the moment that happened??”
An X user, Noni, posting as @@linusNoni, wrote, “There is no country in the world where you will tear the international passport of another person inside the airport and not get arrested by immigration. Look at how she walked away freely. These officers don’t even know their job.
A tweep, Baba Eleja, who identifies as @Biodun_O on XG, said, “Happy wife, happy home. Na where e dey end be this. A gentleman and a dramatic woman, Na where e go end be this.”
One X.com user, Jaynett, posting as @adeewunmii, wrote, “Why do people embarrass their partner in front of strangers?”
An X user, Ada Ide 
(Michelle), posting as @OptimisticAda1, wrote, “And people were there watching. That’s why she could do such in Nigeria, witch.”
An X user, Mercy, posting as @ademoye_mercy, wrote, “All I see is a wicked woman. No matter what happened, she should have gotten home first before taking any action. She disgraced her husband in front of strangers and their kids.
“If you marry the wrong person, your hell begins on earth. The officials there are very annoying. She should have been arrested. The passport is the property of the FRN, not her husband’s.”
