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  • Husband whose wife destroyed his ‘passport at airport’ breaks silence after her arrest

    Husband whose wife destroyed his ‘passport at airport’ breaks silence after her arrest

    The man involved in a viral video, which saw his wife allegedly tear his international passport upon their arrival in Nigeria, has pleaded with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) over the trending issue.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Favour Igiebor, the woman who tore her husband’s passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos was arrested on August 14th and taken to Abuja shortly after the government agency launched an investigation into the viral video.

    Speaking, the man in the new video who could be seen in the company of his children, begged the authorities and the Nigerian public to forgive him.

    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.”

  • Woman who destroyed husband’s passport at Lagos airport, arrested

    Woman who destroyed husband’s passport at Lagos airport, arrested

    Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested a woman identified as Favour Igiebor who tore her husband’s passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

    Igiebor’s arrest comes shortly after the government agency launched an investigation into a viral video showing the female traveller destroying a Nigerian Standard Passport.

    According to the agency, the woman’s 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.

    Recall, the mother of two, who’s reportedly a content creator had publicly torn her husband passport shortly after they arrived Nigeria from Italy on Saturday, August 10th.

    Igiebor had said in a video which was uploaded on social media on Monday that she did it so her husband won’t be unable to travel abroad, adding that she was ready to face the consequences.

    “To Nigerian Immigration, I am very sorry, but to be sincere, I did it for my husband not to go back because I have seen so many things, I’ve gone through pains, pains that cause me heart pains today.

    “Pain that gives me a headache in the middle of my head. You don’t know what I’m passing through,” she said.

    Mr Igiebor has, however, come out to deny that his passport was torn. He claimed that the entire drama was a skit.

  • We are engaging traditional rulers to curb transborder crimes – NIS

    We are engaging traditional rulers to curb transborder crimes – NIS

    The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) says the agency is engaging traditional rulers in various states to curb transborder crimes across the country.

    The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Comptroller of Immigration, Mr Tony Akuneme, disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.

    Akuneme said that Nigeria had extensive borders, adding that It was neccessary to deploy manpower and technology.

    He said that the service had deployed MIDAS technology, saying it was used in monitoring what was going on in the borders.

    He added that at least MIDAS was powered by foreign countries helping NIS to ensure that the borders were tight and in control.

    According to him, NIS has taken a step further to visit traditional rulers in the border communities so as not to engage in transborder crimes .

    “We have visited a couple of the Obas (Alake of Egba in Ogun, Shehu of Borno among others) and the idea is to engage the border communities to make them know they have a stake in securing these borders.

    ” So for me it’s an extra mile, apart from the regular policing of the borders by officers, we have also gone into Public Relations and then enlightenment.

    “This is so, just to make sure that people don’t think it’s not their business but that everybody is involved in the issue of securing our borders,” he said.

  • Immigration: ‘It’s only out of service, not out of the society’ – Retiring Ondo CIS, Oni

    Immigration: ‘It’s only out of service, not out of the society’ – Retiring Ondo CIS, Oni

    The outgoing Comptroller of Immigration Service, Ondo State Command, Dayo Idowu Oni has said there is more to life after retirement.

    Oni, who also celebrated his 60th birthday on the day of his retirement on Monday dedicated his years of service to God.

    TheNewsGuru reports that the Ekiti-born boasted that his 35 years of service in the Nigerian Immigration Service were without blemish.

    ‘I told other service chiefs, that the journey has not been very easy, it’s a long journey but at the end of the day we thank God for making it a success, he said.

    ‘When we talk of someone spending 34 or 35 years in service, you will believe that you will not encounter problems or challenges but by the Grace of God we’re able to overcome the challenges, and here we are today celebrating, thanking God for the service rendered to my nation and to my service’.

    ‘I came into the job in April 1988 and since then I have been doing my work going round the country, almost all the states in the north without any blemish or being issued a single query throughout my service’.

    ‘I’m so happy for the exit and people are happy with me’.

    Speaking with TNG, the retiring CIS spoke about life after retirement:

    ‘There is nothing so spectacular, we all know after working for some time, you have to retire so we are prepared for it and may God help us, we’re not going to live a negative life. It is only out of service, not out of the society’.

  • Trending video: Three female Nigerian immigration officers face dismissal for flaunting bodies online #bopdaddy

    Trending video: Three female Nigerian immigration officers face dismissal for flaunting bodies online #bopdaddy

    In a Viral video challenge called bob daddy, that has surfaced online, three immigration officers, who partook in the challenge have been queried by the Nigerian immigration service.

    The query signed by the Assistant Comptroller General, IAM HALIRU and sighted by TheNigeriaLawyer (TNL) in the Twitter Account of one Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi reads,

    “The attention of the Comptroller General has been drawn to a video clip trending in the social media in recent times which revealed a rather disturbing and embarrassing display of indecent flaunting of your bodies, desecration of service uniform/beret and the use of inappropriate language thereby, sabotaging the values upheld by the service.”

    According to the Assistant Comptroller General, the “action has caused a lot of embarrassment to the NIS and in line with our standard as a paramilitary organization is considered scandalous and an act unbecoming of a public officer and therefore a violation of PSR 030401 and 030402. This is a serious misconduct liable to dismissal from service.”

    The officers have therefore been given 72 hours to respond to the query “In view of the foregoing, therefore, you are requested to make a representation, if any, within 72 hours on receipt of this letter, why disciplinary action should not be taken against you for violation of the following

    “a. PSR 030301 (a) (i) – immoral behavior
    “b. PSR 030402 (t) – sabotage
    “c. PSR 030301 (w) – any other act unbecoming of a public officer” he said.

    The letter concludes that the officers “are to acknowledge the receipt of this correspondence ref. NIS/SHQ/PRU/1418/20” in the space provided in the letter

     

  • NIS graduates 462 officers

    NIS graduates 462 officers

    The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has graduated 462 officers of the 2nd Conversion and Upgrading Course at the Immigration Training School, Kano, Kano State.

    The Comptroller General, Mr Muhammad Babandede, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Public Relation Officer, NIS, Mr Sunday James, on Saturday in Abuja.

    Babandede urged the convertees and upgraded officers to cherish their new ranks by aligning with the commitment and dedication to duty of the superintendent cadre of officers.

    He enjoined them to avoid anything that might tarnished the image of the service and be good ambassadors as the first beneficiaries of the newly drafted Immigration Manual used in teaching them during the course.

    The comptroller general however, warned them against lobbying for posting or seeking favour in deployment.

    The Commandant of the training school, Mr Ismail Hamis, thanked the comptroller general for his immense support and commitment to training and re-training in the service.

    Hamis enjoined the graduands to justify the training they received by ensuring service delivery wherever they were posted.

    He also appreciated the sister agencies for mutual collaboration since he assumed duty at the training school.

    The event was witnessed by heads of military, paramilitary, security, and response agencies in Kano as well as representatives of traditional and religious bodies and friends of the service in the ancient city of Kano.