The Nigeria Immigration Service has refuted the allegation of asking married women to attach their husbands’ passport data pages or proof of their husband’s identity before they can renew their passports.
A Nigerian woman had taken to social media to call out the service. In her post, the lady who is in the process of getting a divorce stated that she began renewing her passport last week but is yet to complete it due to the many requirements needed from women. She wondered if the service knows how dangerous they are for women trying to escape all kinds of things in their marriages, including domestic violence. Read here.
However, the NIS reacting through its X handle, said there is no such law that says married women must attach their husbands’ passport pages or proof of their husbands’ identity before they can renew their passports.
Read their reaction below.
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