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Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by abc115(op): 3:25pm On Aug 13, 2025

An Ikeja Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos State on Wednesday, discharged Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of unruly behaviour and assault aboard an Ibom Air flight.

Magistrate Olanrewaju Salami discharged Emmason following the withdrawal of the five charges preferred against her by the police.

Earlier, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, (SAN), announced the decisions following consultations with stakeholders in the aviation sector.

According to the minister, the resolutions were reached after reviewing the incidents, considering appeals from well-meaning individuals, and considering the remorse shown by those involved.

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Isiahma: 3:31pm On Aug 13, 2025

What is good for Boniface is also good for bonileg. She should receive an appointment even

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by IgOga(m): 3:31pm On Aug 13, 2025

I bombarded Keyamo with messages about hearing one side of the story and coming to a judgement. How can a lawyer not hear both sides of the story and be making decisions. Comfort need to sue that air hostess.

For your sanity avoid Ibom airline. The most unprofessional airline

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by EmperorIsaac(m): 3:34pm On Aug 13, 2025

She can now proceed and sue for damages in good faith! grin

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by davodyguy: 3:56pm On Aug 13, 2025

EmperorIsaac:
She can now proceed and sue for damages in good faith!

Honestly to clear her name, but they can then resurrect charges against her if she does, so let the matter die

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by dom(m): 3:56pm On Aug 13, 2025

Interesting.
Really interesting
Very interesting

I hope she now takes up the civil aspect of the matter. But I'm certain they'll browbeat her to cower.

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by cr7lomo: 3:57pm On Aug 13, 2025

Oya...go meet the big man wey call keyamo....now she go bcom celeb... and she will be called Cynthia ibom....watch her by range soon, due to these rich randy simps politicians and business men

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by CivilianJTF(m): 3:57pm On Aug 13, 2025

Great... That is great. It's indeed very very great news

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Nobody: 3:57pm On Aug 13, 2025

Good! They should let her go....

Seun please add the following characters

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Chevrolet076(m): 3:57pm On Aug 13, 2025

abc115:
https://punchng.com/just-in-court-discharges-ibom-air-passenger/

No oooooo

Not just discharge, they should tell us what happened exactly and if the said girl is at fault or not.

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Omoawoke(m): 3:58pm On Aug 13, 2025

This isn’t complete

She needs to be given ambassadorial position

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by SporaD8: 3:58pm On Aug 13, 2025

She was prejudiced on and judged based on her dressing.
The viral video was supposed to swing public opinion against her, and almost everybody took the bait!
However, after listening to accounts from other passengers aboard the plane, it was concluded that her offence was not worth the public humiliation and treatment.

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Kaa4(m): 3:58pm On Aug 13, 2025

IgOga:
I bombarded Keyamo with messages about hearing one side of the story and coming to a judgment. How can a lawyer not hear both sides of the story and make decisions? Comfort needs to sue that air hostess.

For your sanity, avoid Ibom airline. The most unprofessional airline

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaaah! We will take that to the market.

Ibom Air is done for

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Kadejo(m): 3:58pm On Aug 13, 2025

Fresh air at the moment.
Let all defaulters go and sin no more.

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Ragnar91: 3:58pm On Aug 13, 2025

Interesting.
Really interesting
Very interesting

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Hussein052(m): 3:59pm On Aug 13, 2025

What happened to her was a byproduct of her actions if we are to put emotions aside.

It still amazes me how people find it too difficult to obey simple instructions. if she had comply with the aviation staff, the ugly incident she encountered would have been prevented.

The Aviation staff themselves too were unprofessional in handling the matter, lbom airline should trained their staff on how to be diplomatic when the needs arise

And lastly the person who uploaded that video of her been dragged out of the plane need to be punished. It is not everything that should be posted online, Nigerians should be made to know this.

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Mrtaye: 3:59pm On Aug 13, 2025

IgOga:
I bombarded Keyamo with messages about hearing one side of the story and coming to a judgement. How can a lawyer not hear both sides of the story and be making decisions. Comfort need to sue that air hostess.

For your sanity avoid Ibom airline. The most unprofessional airline

Yes that's the principle of natural justice....audi auterem patem and nemo judes incasuasua

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Hellisreal70: 3:59pm On Aug 13, 2025

Not enough, we also want her to be made aviation ambassador

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by emirate9: 4:01pm On Aug 13, 2025

IgOga:
I bombarded Keyamo with messages about hearing one side of the story and coming to a judgement. How can a lawyer not hear both sides of the story and be making decisions. Comfort need to sue that air hostess.

For your sanity avoid Ibom airline. The most unprofessional airline

Lawyer is not free, Please ensure you fund her litigation cost

awon laa se juú

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by 99thEnemy(m): 4:01pm On Aug 13, 2025

"Comfort Ibom" is finally free. cheesy

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by LibertyRep: 4:02pm On Aug 13, 2025

Nigerians still deserve to know what exactly transpired before it all got escalated to that point.

Her saving grace was event of KWAM 1 some days earlier. They can't punish her while KWAM 1 walks free.

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by emirate9: 4:02pm On Aug 13, 2025

EmperorIsaac:
She can now proceed and sue for damages in good faith!

You think aviation industry dropped those charges against her with placing her on a " condition" .... dey play

You forget she self dey guilt of disrupting public peace and assault on the hostess captured on video direct

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by GanagiBitrus: 4:03pm On Aug 13, 2025*

Please spell words correctly when you post, and try to use perfect grammar and punctuation.

Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by sofiscatedmoron: 4:03pm On Aug 13, 2025

The girl is onye ara

22. Don't ask Nairaland members for contact details (email, phone, bbpin) or investments.

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Artiiclebeast: 4:04pm On Aug 13, 2025

Shameless government at all levels.

With tails in between legs.

What could they have done to her after the travesty with KWAM 1?

At this point, they owe this lady a ministerial position.

A huge lesson on How to wreck and bury a country 101.

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by AkumTemi: 4:04pm On Aug 13, 2025

IgOga:
I bombarded Keyamo with messages about hearing one side of the story and coming to a judgement. How can a lawyer not hear both sides of the story and be making decisions. Comfort need to sue that air hostess.

For your sanity avoid Ibom airline. The most unprofessional airline

I will fly with Ibom Air whenever I am in Nigeria. We should learn to obey simple instructions where you find yourself.

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by blaise26abj(m): 4:05pm On Aug 13, 2025

IgOga:
I bombarded Keyamo with messages about hearing one side of the story and coming to a judgement. How can a lawyer not hear both sides of the story and be making decisions. Comfort need to sue that air hostess.

For your sanity avoid Ibom airline. The most unprofessional airline

I am sure the conditions for all these will be that no legal actions will be taken by all parties . It is very sad sha. The air hostess was not the one who pulled her top. There was a second hostess with glasses who did it . Carefully watched the video

Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by givedemwotowoto: 4:05pm On Aug 13, 2025

This lady was charged to court at the speed of light yet K1 is walking free after a possible attempted (intended) airplane hijacking that was never investigated at the time it happened.

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Pythagoras001: 4:06pm On Aug 13, 2025

Isiahma:
What is good for Boniface is also good for bonileg. She should receive an appointment even

how about boniyansh and boniboob. Well that was on a lighter note. She was lucky her case came up right after kwam1 she would have probably be spending a long time on jail. Using violence to resolve any kind of conflict is not helpful.

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by cjscon(m): 4:07pm On Aug 13, 2025

Na to bycot this ibom air for like 1year make body tell them

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by Gudiza(m): 4:07pm On Aug 13, 2025*

I still want a comprehensive investigation carried out with a full report sent to my table to find out lapses and where decisions were taken and how they can be improved to de-escalate a breakdown of order. Very important
I don't trust Nigerian service providers with professionalism AT ALL. Thanx

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Re: Court Discharges Ibom Air Passenger by richiemcgold: 4:07pm On Aug 13, 2025

At least she was tried and discharged

When is the trial of KWAM 1?

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