The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has condemned the release of a video showing indecent exposure of Comfort Emmanson during the Ibom Airline fracas, describing the act as “totally unacceptable” and directing that the staff responsible be identified and sanctioned.
Keyamo’s statement comes after viral videos show the female passenger, Comfort Emmanson, stripped naked by aviation staff.
In a statement on his official X account on Monday, Keyamo said, “Whilst we support the filming of her recalcitrant behaviour as evidence to prosecute her, what is deplorable is to release such evidence containing indecent exposure to the public to ridicule her. That is totally unacceptable to us. We will not fold our arms and tolerate the debasing of womanhood.
“I have therefore directed that whoever released that part of the video containing the indecent exposure amongst the staff should be singled out and adequately sanctioned.”
Speaking on preventive measures, he said, “I have also directed that the airlines must continue to train and retrain their staff in public relations and how to deal with potentially explosive situations in order to diffuse them promptly or nip them in the bud, except when it becomes inevitable.
“I have also directed a joint security meeting between relevant agencies next week for better coordination of security measures in situations like this or similar ones we witnessed recently.
Keyamo added, “Earlier today, we again woke up to viral videos of a female passenger on Ibom Airline (now identified as Ms. Comfort Emmanson or Comfort Bob) who went berserk and physically assaulted both the flight crew and the ground staff. The incident took place yesterday, August 10, 2025, on Ibom Airline Flight No. Q153 from Uyo to Lagos at about 14:54 hours.
“Ibom Airline has since issued a statement to provide some context to the effect that the whole unfortunate incident arose because of the refusal of the passenger to switch off her phone during take-off as required by the extant International Civil Aviation Regulations.”
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The statement added, “Consequently, in the last few hours, I have been speaking with the Commissioner of Police of the Airport Police Command, the DG of the NCAA and his team, the MD of FAAN and her team, and the COO of Ibom Air and his team about the incident.”
According to Keyamo, “Apart from the indefinite flight ban imposed on the said unruly passenger (both local and international) by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, the police have promptly arraigned her this morning at the Ikeja Magistrates Court for criminal offences and remanded her at Kirikiri Prisons, as she could not provide adequate sureties in court. I have attached the Charge Sheet and Remand Order for clarity.”
The Airline Operators of Nigeria placed Comfort Emmanson, who assaulted airline officials on an Ibom Air flight inbound to Lagos from Uyo, on its ‘No Fly’ list indefinitely.
AON announced the ban on the passenger in a statement on Monday issued by its spokesperson, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo. The statement insisted that Emmanson was the one assaulting the crew members, adding that the ban on the passenger is indefinite.
The statement read, “We condemn the violent incident involving Ms Comfort Emmanson, a passenger on Ibom Air flight Q9 303 from Uyo to Lagos on August 10, 2025. Therefore, effective immediately, the AON has placed Ms Emmanson on its ‘No Fly’ list indefinitely. She is hereby banned from flying with any AON member, either domestically or internationally, for life.
“Such incidents have become one too many, with the most recent being the incident involving Nigerian musician King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1) on ValueJet and the unruly behaviour of Senator Adams Oshiomhole towards the members of staff of Air Peace.”
