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Speaker 1: Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola

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Ahmed Tenubu, has ordered the Commissioner of Police in charge

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of Lagos Airport to withdraw the one sided and obviously

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bias court case the Nigeria Police Force may have wrongly

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instituted against a Nibom air passenger, comfort Emanson, who was

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seen in viral videos retaliating and defending herself physically after

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a group of Ibom Air personnel and Lagos Airport team

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had attacked her and provoked her to action. The FG

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position on the issue was made known by the Nigeria

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Minister of Aviation, Festus Kamo, in a press release the

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Minister signed and made available few minutes ago. Although Festus

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Kamo reversed his self and acknowledged that the issue was

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a case of confrontation between the twenty six years old

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passenger and the staff of Ibom Airlines, who in the

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new press release admitted that the staff of Ibom air

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and the Lagos Airport Authority team acted wrongly, but the

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minister did not state how the attack the act passenger

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would be compensated, most especially when her chest sexual organs

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were seems to be deliberately exposed after a suspected Ibom

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Airline staff pulled off and tore the passenger shirt with

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obvious intention to expose the passenger’s nakedness. The action of

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the federal government may ease the tension among millions of

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people who have accused the Nigeria Police force of aiding

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and a vetting the Ibom Airline company to continue to

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attack and oppress the offended passenger, Comfort Bomb who is

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also identified as Comfort Emanson, by thus supporting the statement

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of Ibom Air management, who in their first press released

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maine statement that seems to have some level of deliberate

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falsehood and raising up a dead issue to win undue

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public sentiments, manipulate. The Nigeria Police forced to help them

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secured attention holding charge from the Legos State Magistrate caught

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to further oppress and intimidate the attacked passenger. Specifically, Ibom

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Air stated in her first press released that shortly after

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the plane landed at Lagos Airport, the passenger waited for

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every other passenger on board the plane to disembark and thereafter,

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without provocation, went to one of the plane hostesses, Juliana Edward.

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The Ibam Air management described as purser stepped on her,

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forcibly tore off her wig, removed her glasses and threw

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it to the floor, and used her footwear to assault her.

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She slapped her several times, and when the other cabin

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crew member tried to intervene, she slapped her too. She

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then attempted to forcibly remove a fire extinguisher to use

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as a weapon, an act that could have damaged and

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grounded the aircraft. Soon after the Ibom Air management released

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the statement on Monday, her video surfaced on the Internet

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that probably invalidated the statement of the Ibom Air management

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and stood out as an acceptable evidence that the management

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of IBOM error people who may be rightly described as

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pathological liars who probably believed in telling lies as a

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way of managing crisis and handling difficult customers’ relations. Has

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seen in the viral video that surfaced the Internet after

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the apparent falsehood of Ibom Air management, the attacked passenger

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was seen politely telling the air hostess Juliana Edward to

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leave the doorway so that she can disembark from the plane.

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The seenely aggressor in this matter, the air hostess Juliana

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Edward refused to yield to the appeal of the passenger,

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and IBOM Air management in their first press release confirmed

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that the air hostess Juliana Edward, deliberately blocked the doorway

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to prevent the passenger from disembarking the aircraft, and in

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the viral video, the attached Wighair on the head of

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the air hostess was still seen on her head and

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intact while the passenger was telling her to leave the

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doorway so that she can pass. Obviously, this is in

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contrary to the seemly deliberate falsehood painted and stated in

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black and white by the Ibom Air management that the

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air hostess attached wighair was destroyed by the passenger without provocation. Also,

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the attached wighair on the passenger head and the JA

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jacket she was putting on were still intact as at

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the time she was telling the apparent aggressor the air

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hostess to leave the door, and another viral video later

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showed both the air hostess and the passenger dragging at

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the point of the plane divider cotton and at this time,

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as seen in the video, both the passenger and air

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hostess wighair were pulled off including the passenger jacket she

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was putting on to cover her body completely. The natural

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hair on their heads could now be seen as they

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continued to drag each other at the plane doorway, and

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IBOM Air management, in trying to seemly win undue public sentiments,

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raised up a dead issue of a minor quarrel the

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passenger had with the air hostess and co passenger over

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the passenger alleged the initial refusal to switch off her

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phone during the plane take off at Uyo Airport. The

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IBOM Air management in the press release confirmed that the

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minor quarrel the passenger had with the air hostess and

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co passenger over switching off phone at Uyo Airport was

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already a dead issue and the action of the passenger

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never left the threat of aviation safety or violation of

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aviation safety procedures. Hence, the passenger was not the plane

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at Uyo Airport. But we don’t know why the management

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of IBOM Air decided to advertise and bring up the

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minor quarrel as a way to seemly win public sentiments

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to cover up the true picture of a separate event

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that occurred between the passenger and the air hostess when

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the plane landed at Lagos Airport, and the Nigeria Police

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Force in the five count charges filed against the passenger

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at the Akeja Magistrate Court in Lagos State, did not

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state or even mention the event that occurred at Uyo

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Airport before the plane took off. Announcing the withdrawal day

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early morning, the Nigeria Minister of Aviation, Festus Kamo said

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and in quotes that one in the last forty eight hours,

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I have been in consultation with critical stakeholders in the

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aviation sector and those involved in the unfortunate incidents regarding

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the unruly behaviors of certain individuals at ayrs of recent two.

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Though regrettable, we think valuable lessons have been learned by

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all sides to these incidents, and airport security protocol especially

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have been well highlighted for the traveling public. If nothing

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at all, the episodes have undoubtedly helped to raise public

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awareness about appropriate conduct within the aviation space. Three. As

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highlighted in my previous statements on the last two incidents,

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clear wrongs were committed by both the offending passengers and

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staff of the airlines involved. From all the evidence available

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to us in those available to the public. It is

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clear that all the actors involved cannot continue to highlight

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the injury or injustice done to them without acknowledging their

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own equal culpability. Five. Therefore, after reviewing the entire incidents,

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including appeals made by well meaning individuals and remorse shown

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by the actors, the following decisions have been reached. A.

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In the case of the unruly passenger Comfort Emanson on

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the Ibom air Line on Sunday, the tenth of August

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twenty twenty five, I have conferred with Ibom Airline to

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withdraw the complaint against her to day when the police

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took her statement in presence of her lawyer, she exhibited

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great remorse for her conduct. B. Subsequent to the withdrawal

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of the complaint by the complainant, the CP of Airport

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Command and the Police Prosecutor will immediately take the remaining

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steps to facilitate her release from Kirikiri Prisons within this week. C.

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I have also conferred with the leadership of the Airline

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Operators of Nigeria AON and have appealed to them to

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lift the lifetime flying ban imposed on her, to which

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they agreed. The details of the resolution will be made

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public by the aon subsequently B. In the case of

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quam Ie, the NC Double A is to reduce his

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flag ban to a one month period. FAA N will

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also work with the music star with a view to

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engaging him as an ambassador for proper airport security protocol

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going forward. E having publicly demonstrated penitence, the NC Double

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A is also to withdraw its criminal complaints against quam

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One earlier lodged with the police. F In the case

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of Captain Olerantiagoye and the co pilot First Officer Ivan

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Oliver of Valujet, the NC Double A is to restore

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their licenses after the same period of one month ban,

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after undergoing some mandatory professional reappraisal. The details will be

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announced by the NC Double A. Six. I have directed

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all relevant aviation agencies, in collaboration with other complementary agencies

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outside aviation, to immediately begin a retreat next week to

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properly retrain and prepare our aviation security personnel on how

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to deal with errant and disruptive passengers and how to

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escalate potentially explosive situations. The retreat will be fully covered

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by the press with the opportunity to ask all the

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relevant questions. Seven. The airlines will also have their own

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session when the conduct and attitude of their staff towards

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members of the traveling public will be in full focus. Eight.

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These above decisions were taken by government and the airline

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operators purely on compassionate grounds, as Government will never pander

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to base sentiments, politically motivated views or warped legal opinions

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when clear encroachment of our laws are involved. Nine. We

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are also sending a clear message that we take safety

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and security in the aviation sector very seriously and we

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have decided to draw a line after these clemencies. Nigeria

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Police Force, in the five count charges filed against the

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female passenger of Ibom Air stated that Count one that

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you comfort Bob on the ten day of August twenty

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twenty five, at about fourteen thirty hours, while on board

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IMAM aircraft number SNBXP parked oft Matala Mohammad Airport Terminal

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imm to a Keja in the Alkejer Magisterial District, did

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behave in an unruly and disorderly manner by shouting on

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top of your voice, abusing and assaulting the flight crew

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and refusing to disembark from the aircraft after landing, and

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thereby committed an offense contrary two section four one, unpunishable

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under Section four two of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria

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FAAM by Law two thousand and five, Count two, that

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you can fort Bob on the same date, time and

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place in the aforementioned magisterial district, did assault one Juliana

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Edward by slapping and hitting her cheeks with your right hand,

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and thereby committed an offense contrary to section one hundred

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and seventy one a b unpunishable under section one hundred

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and seventy two of the Criminal Law of Legos, State

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of Nigeria, twenty fifteen, Countree B. That you comfort Bob

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on the same date and place at about fourteen fifty

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hours in the aforementioned magisterial district, did assault one Jopam

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Sagon by hitting her face with your slippers, and thereby

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committed an oaflin’s contrary to section one hundred and seventy

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two of the Criminal Law of Lagos, State of Nigeria,

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twenty fifteen, Count four, that you comfort Bob on the

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same date, time and place in the aforementioned magisterial district,

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did wilfully damage the aircraft divider cotton value two thousand,

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five hundred US dollars two thousand, five hundred dollars belonging

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to Hibom Airline, and thereby committed an offense contrary to

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unpunishable under section three hundred and fifty of the Criminal

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Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, twenty fifteen. Count five,

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that you comfort Bob on the same date, time, a

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place in the aforementioned magisterial district, did wilfully damaged one

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braided whig by dragging and tearing the whig valued one

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hundred ten thousand naira one hundred ten thousand niras belonging

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to Juliana Edward, and thereby committed an offense contrary to

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unpunishable under section three hundred fifty of the Criminal Laws

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of Lagos State of Nigeria, twenty fifteen. The Ibamair management,

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in a press release issued on Monday entitled Incident involving

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an Unruly Passenger on August tenth, twenty twenty five, said

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and in quotes that Ibom Air confirms that on Sunday

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August tenth, twenty twenty five, an incident occurred on board

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hour Uyo Lagos flight involving a passenger, Comfort Emanson, whose

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conduct posed a serious threat to the safety of our crew, passengers,

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and aircraft. Shortly before takeoff from Uyo, Emanson was instructed,

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in line with standard aviation safety procedures, to switch off

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her mobile phone. She bluntly refused to comply until the

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pilot in command made an announcement, after which a fellow

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passenger seated beside her took the phone and switched it off.

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This action prompted a verbal tirade from Emanson. The situation

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was eventually calmed and the flight departed as scheduled. Upon

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arrival in Lagos, Emanson waited for all other passengers to disembark,

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and then proceeded to confront the purser who had earlier

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instructed her. She walked up to the unsuspecting purser, stepped

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on her forcibly, tore off her wig, removed her glasses

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and threw it to the floor, and used her footwear

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to assault her. She slapped her several times, and when

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the other cabin crew member tried to intervene, she slapped

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her too. She then attempted to forcibly remove a fire

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extinguisher to use as a weapon, an act that could

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have damaged and grounded the aircraft. By this time, the

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pilot in command had alerted airport Secure Before security could arrive,

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the purser, has seen on the viral video on the Internet,

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prevented the passenger from leaving the aircraft until security arrived.

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The arrival of Hibamair security personnel did not deter the passenger,

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as she attacked him as well, lashing out violently at

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the security personnel. She was then restrained and removed from

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the aircraft by force. Even after disembarking, she continued to

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assault Hibama Air security personnel and even slapped the ground supervisor.

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The passenger was removed from the ramp and taken into

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custody by FAAM Security and handed over to the Nigeria

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Police Force for further investigation. Ibom Air has since submitted

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a report on the incident to the Nigerian Civil Aviation

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Authority and placed a travel restriction on Emanson, who will

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no longer be permitted to fly on any of our aircraft.

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IMAM Air reiterates its zero tolerance policy towards any form

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of unrulyafing, or violent conduct that threatens the safety of passengers,

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crew or equipment. Such behavior will be met with the

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strongest possible response, including legal action and permanent restriction from

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our services. We commend the bravery and professionalism of our

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crew in handling this situation under extremely challenging circumstances, as

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well as the swift support from airport security and the

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Nigeria Police. Safety remains our highest priority. We urge all

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passengers to comply with crew instructions at all times for

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the safety, security and comfort of everyone on board. We

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have reported that the Nigeria Aviation Minister Festus Caamo says

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the Ministry has directed for the aviation staff who released

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the video footage containing the aspect of an Ibom Airline’s

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passenger Comfort Emanson or Bob Scene in an indecent appearance

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with her chest sexual organs exposed after the passenger shirt

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was torn by an Ibom Airlines staff while security operatives

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were seen in the viral video dragging the aggrieved passenger

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out of the aircraft following an act of confrontation between

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the passenger and Ibom Airlines hostesses, which one of the

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hostesses blocked the right of way of the passenger and

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prevented the passenger from disembarking from the plane, and after

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countless warning to the airline passenger to leave the road,

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the passenger went physical with the hostess by allegedly slapping

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her on the face, which the confrontation with the hostess

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apparently led to the alleged destruction of the plane divider cotton,

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which Ibom Airlines valued at two thousand, five hundred dollars

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as stated in count five of the five count charges

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the police filed against the passenger at a Kejer magistrate

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caught in Lagos State. We had reported that a careful

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study of the viral video involving the Ibom Airline personnel,

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Lagos Airport security operatives and an aggrieved passenger Comfort Emanson

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on board the airline plane on Sunday, indicated that while

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the enraged passenger was being dragged off the plane by

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three men who held her two hands and legs, suspending

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her a little bit on the air, a lady putting

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on Ibom air corporate clothes, who was behind the camera lens,

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could be seen in the video to have approached the

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passenger at the door point of the plane while the

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passenger was about to be taking out, apparently dipped her

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hand towards the waist part of the passenger, untucked the

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passenger shirt from the trouses. Grabden pulled the passenger’s shirt

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towards her head, and in the process, the passenger shirt

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got tore and the passenger’s chest, sexual organs, or private

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parts were completely exposed. The action of the Ibom Airline

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staff appeared to be deliberate, as the airline female staff

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was not part of those dragging the passenger off the aircraft,

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and after the female passenger’s body was exposed, the Ibom

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Airline’s female staff never joined or assisted the security operatives

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to drag the passenger off the plane. This indicated that

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the motive of the female staff of Ibom Airline was

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solely to remove the passenger shirt and expose the aggrieved

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airline passenger to ridicule. What’s that’s one on, Reddy? Bring

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in you Renees in a mortgagees Olwen