The man featured in a viral video, in which his wife reportedly tore up his passport upon their return to Nigeria, has clarified that the entire incident was staged as a skit.
In a recent video shared on the family’s Instagram page, the
man could be seen in the company of his children begging Nigerians to forgive
him and understand
According to him, what his wife tore was not a passport,
adding that as a Nigerian, he cannot go against the laws of the country.
He said, “What my wife tore is not passport, she never tore
my passport, she never spoilt my passport, we are doing a skit, this is
somebody’s story of what happened that we are passing to the world. But I
didn’t even know it would go viral.
“Please, I’m begging everybody, this is not passport, my
passport is intact. Nobody should drag this thing to the mud.
“We are sorry, we cannot defile the law of Nigeria, we are
full bonafide Nigerian, we cannot go against the law by destroying the passport
of Nigeria, it is not possible.”
Recall on Monday, the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS on
Monday said it has launched a formal investigation following the circulation of
the video on social media, showing the man’s wife destroying a Nigerian
Standard Passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Kenneth Udo disclosed
that 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”, he stated.
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