Comfort Emmanson, the passenger who assaulted airline officials on an Ibom Air flight inbound Lagos from Uyo, has reportedly been charged to court.
Tunde Moshood, the special adviser on media and
communications to the minister of aviation and aerospace development, said
Emmanson is remanded in Kirikiri correctional facility.
Moshood spoke in a post on X on Monday — shortly after the
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said enforcement action will soon
become more frequent in Nigerian airports as unruly conduct by passengers
becomes rampant.
“The more reason the flying public should be more careful,
the unruly passenger on Uyo-Lagos bound Ibom Air, Miss Comfort Emmanson has
been charged to court and she’s now cooling off in Kirikiri,” Moshood said.
Videos circulating on social media showed an enraged
Emmanson attacking flight attendants on an Ibom Air plane and confronting
airport security officials.
Ibom Air said the incident began shortly before take-off
from Uyo when the passenger refused to comply with standard aviation safety
procedures requiring her to switch off her mobile phone.
The airline said a fellow passenger seated beside her took
the phone and switched it off, prompting a verbal tirade from Emmanson.
The aviation company said upon arrival in Lagos, Emmanson
proceeded to confront the purser who had earlier instructed her to switch off
her phone, and physically assaulted her.
Ibom Air said her conduct posed a serious threat to the
safety of its crew, passengers, and aircraft.
The domestic carrier, therefore, imposed a travel
restriction on her, adding that she will no longer be allowed to fly on any of
its aircraft.
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