“My Husband Is Mother’s Boy” – Woman On Why She Tore Her Husband’s   International Passport

By Akinwale Kasali

The woman who tore her husband’s International Passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, has explained that one of the reasons she did so “is because my husband is a mother’s boy, a sister’s boy.

Nigerians were shocked as the viral video showed the angry and defiant woman took her husband’s International Passport as they arrived Nigeria and were going through Immigration, and tore it.

She then dared shocked onlookers including Immigration Officers, by asking them if the Passport was theirs.

They had arrived Nigeria from Europe with their three children, and as her husband pushed the last of three children, a baby the “pram”, he helplessly watched his wife tear his Passport and mocked him: “This is Nigeria, not Europe.”

Identified  as Favour Igiebor, she justified her action. “I am not a mad woman, I went through a lot in his hands”, she stated.

Narrating her ordeal, Favour said she decided to do what she did because, “we are presently in nigeria and not in Europe.”

According to her, they have had family issues long before their return to Nigeria from Europe.

Igiebor, a content creator known for sharing content about her husband and kids on TikTok, spoke Monday amid outrage expressed by not a few Nigerians who have called for her arrest and prosecution.

In the video, she said, “This issue has been going on for a long time. And I have to do what I did. Don’t just look at my actions alone. I’m not a mad woman. I have gone through so many things. I have my own reasons.

“What if I had done this thing in Europe, where we came from? I don’t want him to go through much stress, which is why I did it in Nigeria. So many people at the airport that day saw me acting. It has been a family issue all the time. My husband even cannot speak about it. I suffered with him, and just like that, his family wants my suffering to be shattered.

“To be sincere, I did it so my husband would not return (to Europe). I have gone through pain. Many don’t know what I’m going through. My husband bought me an iPhone to calm me. It has been going on for years. He knows that I’ve not forgotten it; I’m just pretending to have gone past it.”

The woman apologised to Nigerians who were angry over her action, and to Nigerian immigration.

Igiebor further said her husband had neglected her for his family, adding, “My husband is a mother’s boy, sister’s and brother’s best brother. Making me the wife to be suffering. I did what I did for him to know that I’ve been bearing the pain.

“Those of you calling for my arrest should come and hold me responsible. I cry every time after three kids. They should let me reap what I have sown with him. My husband should come out and say what happened,” she stressed.

Igiebor did not provide specific details about the events that led to the passport destruction.

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has began an investigation into the incident as her action broke the law. The NIS  has vowed to prosecute her under Section 10(b) of the Immigration Act 2015 (as amended), with corresponding penalties outlined under Section 10(h) of the same Act.

According to a statement on Monday by NIS spokesman, Kenneth Udo, the incident is a violation of the law.

The NIS noted that her action could be a violation of Section 10(b) of the Immigration Act 2015 (as amended), which prohibits the willful destruction of Nigerian travel documents.

The act outlines specific penalties for such offences.

The statement further emphasised the Service’s dedication to enforcing the Immigration Act strictly to safeguard national security and preserve the integrity of Nigeria’s legal and diplomatic instruments.

Udo added that, “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.”