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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has reacted to reports that its visa clearance requires a married woman to bring a letter of approval to travel from her husband.<\/p>\n

Reports had emerged on social media that married women must also submit a photograph of their husband before they are issued clearance.<\/p>\n

But Femi Babafemi, NDLEA\u2019s Director, Media and Advocacy, in a statement on Thursday said the requirement was stopped and is not mandatory.<\/p>\n

According to him, the inclusion of that item arose following some ugly developments in some source countries.<\/p>\n

He, however, assured Nigerians that the item had been deleted from its list of requirements.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire procedure for visa clearance issued by the NDLEA as required by some countries is currently undergoing review and the requirement for a married woman to present a letter of approval from her husband to travel is one of the items that the Agency has since jettisoned as a non-mandatory item on the list.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe inclusion of that item abinitio arose following some ugly developments in some source countries. Members of the public are assured that the item has been deleted from the list of requirements in the ongoing review exercise, which will be made public in the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Nigeria Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has reacted to reports that its visa clearance requires a married woman to bring a letter of approval to travel from her husband. Reports had emerged on social media that married women must also submit a photograph of their husband before they are issued clearance. 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