A passenger accused of assaulting airline staff on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos has been brought before the court.
Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo, confirmed that the individual, Comfort Emmanson, has been remanded at Kirikiri Correctional Centre as the case proceeds.
This incident comes amid heightened warnings from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) about cracking down on unruly passengers at Nigerian airports.
Just days earlier, Fuji musician King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (known as KWAM1) was involved in a similar episode where he tried to stop a ValueJet plane from taking off after being removed from the flight.
Moshood Tweeted; “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,”
Trouble started on Sunday, August 10, 2025, on a an Ibom flight from Uyo to Lagos. Emmanson got into argument with a fellow passenger after refusing to switch off her Mobile Phone.
She bluntly refused to comply until the Pilot-in-Command made an announcement, after which a fellow passenger seated beside her took the phone and switched it off. This action prompted a verbal tirade from Ms. Emmanson. The situation was eventually calmed, and the flight departed as scheduled.
Upon arrival in Lagos, Ms. Emmanson, allegedly waited for all other passengers to disembark and then proceeded to confront the Purser who had earlier instructed her.
She was alleged to have walked up to the unsuspecting Purser, stepped on her, forcibly tore off her wig, removed her glasses and threw it to the floor, and used her footwear to assault her.
She also allegedly slapped her several times and when the other cabin crew member tried to intervene, she slapped her too. The allegations continued that she then attempted to forcibly remove a fire extinguisher to use as a weapon, an act that could have damaged and grounded the aircraft.