UNRULY IBOM AIR PASSENGER CHARGED TO COURT (VIDEO)

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BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR

Comfort Emmanson, the traveler who attacked airline personnel on an Ibom Air flight traveling to Lagos from Uyo, has allegedly been prosecuted in court.

Tunde Moshood, the special adviser on media and communications to the minister of aviation and aerospace development, stated that Emmanson is incarcerated 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.

Footage disseminating on social media depicted an irate Emmanson assaulting cabin crew members on an Ibom Air flight and confronting airport security personnel.

Ibom Air reported that the altercation initiated shortly prior to departure from Uyo when the passenger declined to adhere to standard aviation safety protocols mandating the shutdown of her mobile device.

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.