The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) announced on Monday that it has initiated a formal investigation after a video circulated on social media showing a female traveler destroying a Nigerian Standard Passport at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

The Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Kenneth Udo, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja, confirming that the individual has been identified and summoned for further investigation.

“If the allegations are substantiated, her actions would constitute a violation of Section 10(b) of the Immigration Act 2015 (as amended), with corresponding penalties outlined under Section 10(h) of the same Act,” the statement read.

The Nigeria Immigration Service emphasized its commitment to upholding the provisions of the Immigration Act in the interest of national security and preserving the dignity and integrity of the nation’s legal instruments.