Favour Igiebor: Nigerian woman in trouble for tearing up husband’s passport in Lagos

After the video went viral, eliciting numerous comments, Mrs Igiebor released her own video. She did not go into details but said she was suffering.

“Look at my eyes – I do cry a lot. Many people commenting on social media don’t understand what I am going through.

“You have to ask what happened – don’t just look at the action alone. I have my reasons. I have gone through a lot of family issues. I cannot be suffering. I suffered with him.”

She said she had thought of tearing up the passport in Europe but decided that would have caused her husband too many problems.

In the video at the airport, one traveller was heard saying the couple had been having issues throughout the flight.

Some people were also seen consoling the husband and telling him to be calm.

If she were to be charged, she would be the first person to be taken to court for destroying the Nigerian passport.

But in recent months, the country has been getting tough on protecting its national symbols, including a clampdown on the common practice of throwing around the national currency, the naira, at social events.