A woman identified as Mrs. Favour Igiebor, who was recently seen in a viral video tearing her husband’s passport, has spoken out to share her perspective on the incident.
The video, which has sparked widespread debate, shows her angrily destroying the travel document, but Mrs. Igiebor insists that her actions were a culmination of years of enduring hardship in her marriage.
In a heartfelt statement, Mrs. Igiebor explained that she had been silently suffering for a long time and felt compelled to take drastic measures to assert herself.
She emphasized that her actions were not a sudden outburst but the result of a long-standing struggle within her marriage.
“The issue has been going on for a very long time. I have just been dancing to the tune till I arrive in my motherland Nigeria, and I did what I did,” Mrs. Igiebor stated, urging the public not to judge her based solely on the short clip without understanding the full context.
She continued, “You have to ask what happened. Don’t just look at the action alone. I am not a mad woman, who would just come and act like that.
I have my reasons, I have gone through many things. When it gets to your neck, you have to act.”
Mrs. Igiebor also revealed that she had deliberately waited until they were in Nigeria to take such action, as she did not want her husband to face undue stress while abroad.
“I didn’t want to make him go through a lot of stress, that’s why I waited till we got to Nigeria to do it, rather than Europe where I could have done it,” she added.
Addressing those who were quick to criticize her based on the viral video, Mrs. Igiebor said, “Don’t make comments without knowing what happened.
I have gone through a lot of family issues here and there. I cannot be suffering. I suffered with him, and just like that, they want my suffering to be chartered away just like that.
Is it when I die you people will know this woman did not speak out?
Actions speak louder than words. I gave him my action, to know I have been bearing it.”
The incident has also caught the attention of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), which announced earlier this week that it had launched an investigation into the matter.
The NIS noted that Mrs. Igiebor’s actions could constitute a violation of Section 10(b) of the Immigration Act 2015 (as amended), which prohibits the willful destruction of Nigerian travel documents.
The act specifies penalties for such offenses, raising the possibility of legal repercussions for Mrs. Igiebor.
