Ibom Air has broken silence over the incident involving a female passenger who disrupted a Uyo-to-Lagos flight on Sunday, August 10, 2025
In a statement released on Monday, August 11, the airline confirmed that the passenger, identified as Ms. Comfort Emmanson, “posed a serious threat to the safety of our crew, passengers, and aircraft.”
According to the airline, the trouble began shortly before take-off from Uyo when Ms. Emmanson was instructed to switch off her mobile phone in line with standard safety procedures. “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,” the statement read. This sparked a verbal tirade, but the situation was calmed and the flight departed as scheduled.
Upon arrival in Lagos, the airline said Ms. Emmanson “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 slapped another cabin crew member who tried to intervene and “attempted to forcibly remove a fire extinguisher to use as a weapon.”
The Pilot-in-Command alerted airport security, but before they arrived, “the Purser as seen on the viral video on the internet, prevented the passenger from leaving the aircraft until security arrived.” Even then, “the arrival of Ibom Air Security personnel did not deter the passenger as she attacked them as well… Even after disembarking, she continued to assault Ibom Air security personnel, and even slapped the ground supervisor.”
She was eventually taken into custody by FAAN security and handed over to the Nigeria Police Force for further investigation.
Ibom Air said it has reported the matter to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and has “placed a travel restriction on Ms. Emmanson, who will no longer be permitted to fly on any of our aircraft.”
Reiterating its stance, the airline stressed: “We urge all passengers to comply with crew instructions at all times for the safety, security, and comfort of everyone on board.”
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If she did all of that, she must be sued and charged
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