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BBC News
20 hours ago
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'I dey shame, my reputation don go' – Ibom Air passenger Comfort tok
For di first time since di Ibom Air flight saga happun, di female passenger Comfort Emmanson wey dey di middle of di incident don tok her side of di tori. On 11 August, Emmanson bin go viral afta she chop accuse say she assault airline officials on board di flight and security officials wey lead to her arrest, prosecution, and no fly ban. Authorities bin later lift di no fly ban and free her of di charges. For inside one almost 12 minutes long video on her Instagram page, Ms Emmanson bin give detailed account of wetin happun on Sunday, 10 August, as she board di flight from Uyo to Lagos state. She say contrary to tori wey bin first trend say di katakata wey happun on board na bicos she no gree off her fone, no be true. 'I switch off my point' She allege say di kasala start wen one flight attendant wey she identify as Juliana, insist say she must switch her fone instead of di flight mode she put am. According to Ms Emmanson, she say she bin hold two fones, she off one but di second fone power button dey faulty. "I show her di fone and I tell her say di power button dey bad. She say I still fit switch am off through di settings. I say make she help me but she say she no go touch my phone. Wit di help of anoda passenger, I later manage to switch off both phones," she explain. 'I no be troublemaker' Emmanson claim say di kasala burst wen di same crew member no allow her come down from di plane wen dem land Lagos. "Wen we land Lagos, everybody bin dey come down from di aircraft but I go pee first. By di time I finish everybody don already go down. As I go pack my things say make I drop, di air hostess stop me and I ask her why you stop me? "She no tok she just look me wit bad eye. I pick my fone begin record. Dat na wen she push back inside di aircraft, drag my wig frontal, tear my clothes and break my necklace, and di pain bin dey unbearable. She also add say dem drag her outside, naked her for public and video her in di process. "My body outside, my naked body outside, plus di pain. Noe dey too much for one pesin to bear. I begin dey ask dem, 'Why you go do dat me?' You still video me again and put am out there." Emmanson say di thing pain her and she bin react out of anger afta dem assault her. She insist say she no provoke di attendant. "God know I no go ever hit elderly woman wey old enough to be my mother. Na di pain she put me through, she drag my wig and naked me for public, dat na wetin make me react." Di incident bin quickly go viral as airport security intervene. Videos wey later trend show as dem drag Emmanson comot di plane as her cloth tear. Di video make pipo para, reactions begin fly up and down. Ibom Air and di Airline Operators bin impose a 'no fly ban on her'. Ibom Air press five count charges on her, wey include assault. Dem later withdraw di charges and lift di ban following di intervention of plenty Nigerians. For di video, Emmanson wey claim say she be real estate consultant say she no know how to go from here, how to face di world, as she dey embarrassed to even go out, afta her naked body don go viral. "Dem tear my clothes, expose my body, and pipo begin dey take videos. I felt humiliated. Like, di trauma dey so much on me bicos I no even fit go out freely anymore becos my body don go viral. Some pipo even turn am into stickers," she tok. She say she no know how to face her family, friends and go on wit her business. She worry about her future afta dis incident.
BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
Ibom Air incident: 'Comfort Emmanson dey OK for now and in good condition'
Comfort Emmanson Bob na im go decide wetin go hapun next wit di incident wey involve her and Ibom Air. Dis na wetin Barrister Adefunke Adewale wey be women's right advocate and one of di lawyers wey represent Ms Emmanson for her case tok. Di incident wey don form big conversation for Nigeria and beyond and cause several reactions bin hapun on Sunday, 10 August. Ms Comfort Emmanson bin board Ibom Air Uyo–Lagos flight and di airline bin accuse her say her conduct bin pose serious threat to di safety of dia crew, passengers, and aircraft. Dem say Ms Emmanson bin attack dia hostess sake of say dem instruct her to switch off her mobile phone wey dey in line wit standard aviation safety procedures, wey she no gree do until di Pilot-in-Command make di announcement, afta which one fellow passenger wey sidon beside her collect di phone and switch am off. action wey lead to gbasgbos from Ms. Emmanson. Na di video wey circulate wey di public see spark different reactions as to di conduct of both Ms Emmanson and di airline and ground staff wit di way dem handle di mata and also release di video wey show Ms Emmanson in an indecent state. Authorities go later detain her, charge her to court and remand her for Kirikiri. Although Ms Emmanson never tok her own side of di tori, one eyewitness bin don tok for one interview for Channels Television say dem provoke her, sometin wey her lawyer repeat. "Comfort na pesin pikin, if na minister pikin, president pikin or senator pikin, dem for treat am dat way? Na Comfort go tell us wia we go go from hia, she be adult, we no fit decide for am, If she decide to further file civil case, she go carri us along". Adewale tok. Barrister Adewale and two oda lawyers Barrister Adams Atakpa and Barrister Idowu na im follow represent Ms Emmanson for court. "I no get di direct consent of Comfort or her family to represent her, Na free work we do. I no collect any money for di work, I do wetin I do for humanity". She say she bin go court on her own on Tuesday to see if dem fit meet di bail condition but di court reject di two sureties wey show face, say make dem bring family member wey go follow do surety for am, so dem no fit release am dat day. "Na Wednesday morning we come hia say minister don direct make dem withdraw di case. We come court and di prosecution team withdraw di case, dem release Comfort unconditionally. No be say we no dey happy, we dey happy". She confam say Ms Emmanson dey ok for now and dey good condition. According to di lawyer she and Comfort do small tok tok and she say wetin hapun inside di aircraft na sake of di way di second air hostess take confront Ms Comfort provoke her to react di way she react. She confam say two air hostess bin approach her client inside di aircraft, say one dey polite but di second one dey confrontational wen she approach di passenger. "Di air hostess for let di girl be wen di 26 years old tell her say di phone don already dey for airplane mode and her switch off button dey bad. She no show professionalism for her work" na so she tok. According her, after landing dem restrict di lady from disembarking and push her to one corner and allow odas to comot from di plane while dem hold her back. According to her, for pesin wey wan file civil cases for matas like dis one, di pesin go cari di mata go high court, she go bring action for compensation wey mean say she go tok wetin she want to calm bodi, as dem don breach her fundamental human rights wey dey di kontri constitution. She go tok her claims and court go begin di case.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
Passenger Dragged Off Plane by Authorities After Allegedly Fighting with Cabin Crew Over Turning Off Her Cellphone
NEED TO KNOW A passenger got into a physical dispute over turning off her cellphone, an airline claims, leading her to be dragged of the plane by authorities Ibom Air issued a statement about the incident, alleging that Ms. Comfort Emmanson "posed a serious threat to the safety" of its crew, passengers and aircraft The airline also said the woman has been banned from flying with the company, citing its "zero-tolerance policy"A passenger was dragged off a plane in Nigeria after allegedly refusing to switch off her cellphone. The incident occurred on Sunday, Aug. 10 on an Ibom Air aircraft that was traveling from the Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, the airline confirmed in a statement shared on Facebook. The airline identified the passenger as Ms. Comfort Emmanson, claiming that her "conduct posed a serious threat to the safety" of crew, passengers and the aircraft. The airline explained that she had reportedly been "instructed in line with standard aviation safety procedures, to switch off" her cellphone, adding that the pilot-in-command also made an announcement. Another passenger sitting next to Emmanson then allegedly took her phone and switched it off, prompting "a verbal tirade" from her, the airline said, adding that "the situation was eventually calmed, and the flight departed as scheduled." After the plane arrived in Lagos, Emmanson reportedly "waited for all other passengers to disembark and then proceeded to confront" the crew member who had instructed her to turn off her phone, alleging that she tore off the flight attendant's wig, removed her glasses and "slapped her several times." The moment was captured on camera, per a video shared by the Associated Press, with the clip showing the passenger being dragged down the aircraft's steps. Ibom Air alleged in the statement that Emmanson had also "attempted to forcibly remove a fire extinguisher to use as a weapon, an act that could have damaged and grounded the aircraft." The pilot-in-command ended up alerting security, and the passenger was "restrained and removed from the aircraft by force," the airline continued adding that Emmanson was then taken into custody by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) security before being handed over to the Nigeria Police Force for further investigation. Emmanson will no longer be permitted to fly with the airline, the airline noted in its statement, adding that the company has a "zero-tolerance policy towards any form of unruly or violent conduct that threatens the safety of passengers, crew or equipment." "Safety remains our highest priority. We urge all passengers to comply with crew instructions at all times for the safety, security and comfort of everyone on board," the airline concluded. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. According to the AP, Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), addressed the incident by saying, "When cabin crew ask you to turn off your phone before takeoff or landing, simply comply." He added, "I can't understand why simple routine issues would lead to incidents like this. Passengers need to understand they have responsibilities, not just rights." However, in a statement posted to X, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) condemned the airline's actions, demanding that "Ibom Air immediately withdraw the lifetime ban, issue a public apology to Ms. Emmanson, and cooperate fully with an impartial investigation into this incident." The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Ibom Air, the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority's Achimugu and the Nigerian Bar Association didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for additional information. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Passenger Dragged Off Plane by Authorities After Allegedly Fighting with Cabin Crew Over Turning Off Her Cellphone
The alleged incident happened on an Ibom Air flight, leading the woman to be banned from flying with the airlineNEED TO KNOW A passenger got into a physical dispute over turning off her cellphone, an airline claims, leading her to be dragged of the plane by authorities Ibom Air issued a statement about the incident, alleging that Ms. Comfort Emmanson "posed a serious threat to the safety" of its crew, passengers and aircraft The airline also said the woman has been banned from flying with the company, citing its "zero-tolerance policy"A passenger was dragged off a plane in Nigeria after allegedly refusing to switch off her cellphone. The incident occurred on Sunday, Aug. 10 on an Ibom Air aircraft that was traveling from the Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, the airline confirmed in a statement shared on Facebook. The airline identified the passenger as Ms. Comfort Emmanson, claiming that her "conduct posed a serious threat to the safety" of crew, passengers and the aircraft. The airline explained that she had reportedly been "instructed in line with standard aviation safety procedures, to switch off" her cellphone, adding that the pilot-in-command also made an announcement. Another passenger sitting next to Emmanson then allegedly took her phone and switched it off, prompting "a verbal tirade" from her, the airline said, adding that "the situation was eventually calmed, and the flight departed as scheduled." After the plane arrived in Lagos, Emmanson reportedly "waited for all other passengers to disembark and then proceeded to confront" the crew member who had instructed her to turn off her phone, alleging that she tore off the flight attendant's wig, removed her glasses and "slapped her several times." The moment was captured on camera, per a video shared by the Associated Press, with the clip showing the passenger being dragged down the aircraft's steps. Ibom Air alleged in the statement that Emmanson had also "attempted to forcibly remove a fire extinguisher to use as a weapon, an act that could have damaged and grounded the aircraft." The pilot-in-command ended up alerting security, and the passenger was "restrained and removed from the aircraft by force," the airline continued adding that Emmanson was then taken into custody by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) security before being handed over to the Nigeria Police Force for further investigation. Emmanson will no longer be permitted to fly with the airline, the airline noted in its statement, adding that the company has a "zero-tolerance policy towards any form of unruly or violent conduct that threatens the safety of passengers, crew or equipment." "Safety remains our highest priority. We urge all passengers to comply with crew instructions at all times for the safety, security and comfort of everyone on board," the airline concluded. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. According to the AP, Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), addressed the incident by saying, "When cabin crew ask you to turn off your phone before takeoff or landing, simply comply." He added, "I can't understand why simple routine issues would lead to incidents like this. Passengers need to understand they have responsibilities, not just rights." However, in a statement posted to X, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) condemned the airline's actions, demanding that "Ibom Air immediately withdraw the lifetime ban, issue a public apology to Ms. Emmanson, and cooperate fully with an impartial investigation into this incident." The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Ibom Air, the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority's Achimugu and the Nigerian Bar Association didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for additional information. Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
BBC News
7 days ago
- BBC News
'We no go remain silent, Justice must prevail' - Support for Comfort Bob inside Ibom Air incident increase as NBA chook mouth
Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) don call on Ibom Air to immediately withdraw di life-time ban dem sama on female Ms Comfort Emmanson - Comfort Bob. Di NBA President Afam Osigwe, SAN, wey make dis demand for one statement e issue on Tuesday 12 August, tok say di decision to impose lifetime ban on Ms Emmanson without fair opportunity to hear her own side of di tori dey illegal. "Ibom Air so far don only present dia own version of events without giving her di chance to respond. Dis one-sided process, wey add to di ban by di AON, go against di fundamental principle of fair hearing and e render di decision legally and morally indefensible." Di president for di NBA for di statement tok say di power to suspend or restrict any passenger right to fly rest wit di appropriate statutory regulator, no be private associations or airline operators wey dey act alone. Di NBA reaction dey come afta one video show how airport securities take comot Ms Emmanson from one Ibom Airline flight on Sunday, 10 August after dem accuse her of unruly behaviour for di flight and for di airport. Di video show as dem take drag her out of di airplane for way, wey di NBA and some Nigerians find offensive and against her human right. Ibom Air and di Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) bin impose life time ban on her. Police also charge her to court on five count charges wey include assault. Currently, she dey remanded for Kirikiri maximum correctional centre for Lagos state as she dey seek to perfect her bail.. NBA wey strongly condemn di way di airline authorities take treat Ms Emmanson plus di sanctions wey dem sama her say make di airline issue public apology to her and cooperate fully wit impartial investigation into di incident. Dem add say dem ready to provide her wit pro bono legal support to ensure say her rights dey protected and she get redress for di violations she suffer. "E dey deeply disturbing say dem forcefully remove Ms. Emmanson from di aircraft, dem strip her of her clothing for public, and subject her to humiliation wey dem feem and spread online." Di statement add say no pesin regardless of di circumstances, suppose dey treated in such a dehumanising manner. "We no go remain silent while di fundamental rights of any Nigerian dey trampled upon, whether by public authorities, private corporations, or individuals. Respect for human dignity and di rule of law must never be compromised, and for dis mata, justice must prevail." NBA tok for statement. NBA highlights laws wey dem break for di incident Ibom Air and di Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) no get right to impose lifetime flight ban on Ms Emmerson, as di tori na one sided and dem neva hear from di passenger, and dat breach di fundamental principle of fair hearing and e render di decision legally and morally indefensible. Sake of dat, di association say make appropriate authorities carry out independent and impartial investigation bifor dem take any disciplinary action against di passenger. Also, di photographing, dissemination, and online circulation of indecent images of Ms. Emmanson na big invasion of privacy and na criminal act. NBA argue say dem suppose blur or edit di videos wey expose her nudity to di public. Dem say authorities must identify and prosecute those wey dey responsible for capturing and distributing di unedited footage. "Such acts destroy public trust and undermine di rights of all citizens to be treated wit dignity and respect," NBA add.
