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You guys are not seeing the bigger picture.

The ppl gassing this incidents up are not doing so because they give a hoot about a 'comfort emmanson' or because they care about the value jet pilot. They are doing this because of the great hatred they have for Nigeria ,Tinubu - and by extension YOU!

Just yesterday, another 'obidient' ibom air passenger (aka 'Kwam 3') also purposely disrupted another ibom aircraft from flying. Are you not connecting the dots??

It's not a matter of weakness but a 'reverse strike' by keyamo in forestalling any future occurences which were most likely to happen.
Since the equation has now been 'balanced', any further incidences henceforth will have no 'whataboutism' to use as excuse.

helinues:
Keyamo should stop acting weak and do the necessary thing.

You don't need any shalaye

FreeStuffsNG:
No compensation for the woman whose wig was violently torn, her glasses smashed and viciously slapped with reckless abandon by the unruly female passenger?

This is not fair to her at all.

We should appreciate the wisdom of keyamo here.
Remember the saying that "the leper cannot pick groundnut, but that same leper can scatter the groundnut"

If you knew the plans these obidients have for Nigeria with the pretext of this kwam1 saga, you'll appreciate that keyamo took the BEST approach.

pocohantas:
Obviously he is. They are letting the girl go to balance his judgement out. Poor girl!

elitism will not kill us in Nigeria

FreeStuffsNG:
No compensation for the woman whose wig was violently torn, her glasses smashed and viciously slapped with reckless abandon by the unruly female passenger?

This is not fair to her at all.

Same way there is NO compensation for the "unruly lady" who was intentionally- smart- stripped naked by the same gender (airhostess whom you are begging for to be given compensation), plunging the unruly lady into "open ripe -yellow-pawpaw-shaped-freshly-baked-bread-type of bouncing- cum-jogging breasts" aerial public view. Stripping her naked us not fair at all. Imagine IF she was your siblings: sister, twin, aunt, mother, cousin, nephew, wife or your daughter! Both ( airhostess and the lady) were nefarious and bad actors.

The government has been advised well, because they know that surely after all their drama, the "unruly lady" will seek for justice for naked body without her consent.

With the second video of the lady showing the airhostess blocking her while she was talking gently may pose absolute problem for the Ibom air.

The resultant effect of this malady across the Nigerian Aviation Sector, where passenger would be more unruly, and cabin crew would be more hostile and gbas gbos would not stop, has to be cleary stopped by the government. Because it can culminate to loss of revenue for the Ibom air, by customers boycotting them. Though Nigerians forget their pains in a hurry!

Also, the government is doing this to avert the googling eyes of the international bodies of aviation. They because of alll these gbas gbos, Trump may sanction them for human rights violations.

In addition, the political oppositions may use these allegations in strong term, especially when "I KNOW THE PRESIDENCY" and Kwam 1 were heniously the subject of the first infraction, before
"Kwam 2" did hers.

Lastly, "all eyes on me" cries the 2027 Presidency or APC election fate!

fergie001:
@festuskeyamo

PRESS STATEMENT: DECISION TO WITHDRAW CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST MS. COMFORT EMMANSON AND TO ADDRESS RELATED MATTERS

1. In the last 48 hours, I have been in consultation with critical stakeholders in the Aviation Sector and those involved in the unfortunate incidents regarding the unruly behaviours of certain individuals at our airports of recent.

2. Though regrettable, we think valuable lessons have been learnt by all sides to these incidents and airport security protocol, especially, have been well highlighted for the travelling public. If nothing at all, the episodes have undoubtedly helped to raise public awareness about appropriate conduct within the aviation space.

3. As highlighted in my previous statements on the last two incidents, clear wrongs were committed by both the offending passengers and staff of the airlines involved from all the evidence available to us and those available to the public. It is clear that all the actors involved cannot continue to highlight the injury or injustice done to them without acknowledging their own equal culpability.

5. Therefore, after reviewing the entire incidents, including appeals made by well-meaning individuals and remorse shown by the actors, the following decisions have been reached:

THE CASE OF IBOM AIRLINE AND MS. COMFORT EMMANSON

(a) In the case of the unruly passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, on the Ibom Airline on Sunday, the 10th of August, 2025, I have conferred with Ibom Airline to withdraw the Complaint against her today. When the Police took her Statement in presence of her lawyer, she exhibited great remorse for her conduct.

(b) Subsequent to the withdrawal of the complaint by the Complainant, the CP of Airport Command and the Police Prosecutor will immediately take the remaining steps to facilitate her release from Kirikiri Prisons within this week.

(c) I have also conferred with the leadership of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and have appealed to them to lift the life-time flying ban imposed on her, to which they agreed. The details of the resolution will be made public by the AON subsequently.


THE CASE OF VALUEJET AND WASIU AYINDE MARSHALL (KWAM 1)

(d) In the case of KWAM 1, the NCAA is to reduce his flight ban to a one-month period. FAAN will also work with the music star with a view to engaging him as an ambassador for proper airport security protocol going forward.

(e) Having publicly demonstrated penitence, the NCAA is also to withdraw its criminal complaints against KWAM 1 earlier lodged with the Police.

(f) In the case of Captain Oluranti Ogoyi, and the co-pilot, First Officer Ivan Oloba of VALUEJET, the NCAA is to restore their licenses after the same period of one-month ban after undergoing some mandatory professional re-appraisal. The details will be announced by the NCAA.

AIRLINE OPERATORS, AVIATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

6. I have directed all relevant Aviation agencies in collaboration with other complementary agencies outside aviation to IMMEDIATELY begin a retreat NEXT WEEK to properly retrain and prepare our Aviation security personnel on how to deal with errant and disruptive passengers and how to deescalate potentially explosive situations. The retreat will be fully covered by the Press with the opportunity to ask all the relevant questions.

7. The Airlines will also have their own session when the conduct and attitude of their staff towards members of the travelling public will be in full focus.

FINAL COMMENTS

8. These above decisions were taken by Government and the airline operators purely on COMPASSIONATE grounds as Government will never pander to base sentiments, politically-motivated views or warped legal opinions when clear encroachment of our laws are involved.

9. We are also sending a CLEAR MESSAGE that we take safety and security in the aviation sector very seriously and we have decided to draw a line after these clemencies.

FESTUS KEYAMO, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK)

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ApZgJDcep/

This is a very good way to deescalate this situation after the remorse shown by especially Kwam 1 and Comfort.

That's what is called an out-of-court settlement. This here is another way to engage in "alternative dispute resolutions."

It's good to know that Captain Oluranti Ogoyi and First Officer Ivan Oloba of ValueJet are gonna get their licences back after 1-month via the NCAA.

However, the 1-month travel ban MUST persist for the 68-year-old Kwam 1 and the other unruly girl on Ibom Air while both of them MUST be tested for any prior "substance use" OR illnesses which medically can trigger these sorts of violence seen (especially in that unruly female passenger) due to irritability and mental confusion. These are the two things I suspect may be involved in both cases.

Then Kwam 1 can be an Ambassador for FAAN pro-bono with reference to airport security protocol after serving out the 1-month travel ban.

Immatex:
I live in Leeds West Yorkshire England United Kingdom.

I no fellow dey shit-hole.

Leeds wey dey Warri

9jatriot:
Kai, once again, the system fails to apply punitive measures because of our culture of begging after the facts. The major beneficiary in all of these is KWAM1, this lady just created the perfect excuse for the government to give him a slap in the wrist. Too many people getaway with a lot of things in this country, that is why we always have the boldness to say "Do you know who I am?"

Now, hope folks can now see why the aviation security guys did not manhandle KWAM1, because the security personnel involved would probably have been secretly sacked, if not today but in the future for very flimsy excuses.

When you reduce the authority of those who have been empowered to act in certain situations by not punishing the offending party, you water down the effectiveness of the systems you put in place. From now on, air hostesses will no longer seriously want to enforce passengers switching off their phones because if they now realize that they get slapped in return, the system will not protect them.

This is one of the reasons police do not arrest some class of people because they know that it would sometimes be them who face the consequences of doing their job whereas the so called big man gets a slap on the wrist or teachers who no longer correct children in school because the big man parent will assault them and nothing will happen.

You made largely valid points in your post BUT it MUST be emphasized that from here on out, ANY unruly passenger will be taken down by MORE efficient airport security men who would have been BETTER trained and equiped with new tasers and better handcuffs to restrain future unruly passengers and prevent the kind of scenarios we saw in several videos of that unruly girl on Ibom Air slapping air hostesses, resisting being deborded by security which led to her cleavages popping out like hot air balloons for the world 🌍 to see.

Therefore, I do NOT see how air hostesses will hesitate to tell passengers to switch their phones off because the rules are NOW gonna be higher with zero tolerance for any unruly passengers or lone wolves.

9jatriot:
Kai, once again, the system fails to apply punitive measures because of our culture of begging after the facts. The major beneficiary in all of these is KWAM1, this lady just created the perfect excuse for the government to give him a slap in the wrist. Too many people getaway with a lot of things in this country, that is why we always have the boldness to say "Do you know who I am?"

Now, hope folks can now see why the aviation security guys did not manhandle KWAM1, because the security personnel involved would probably have been secretly sacked, if not today but in the future for very flimsy excuses.

When you reduce the authority of those who have been empowered to act in certain situations by not punishing the offending party, you water down the effectiveness of the systems you put in place. From now on, air hostesses will no longer seriously want to enforce passengers switching off their phones because if they now realize that they get slapped in return, the system will not protect them.

This is one of the reasons police do not arrest some class of people because they know that it would sometimes be them who face the consequences of doing their job whereas the so called big man gets a slap on the wrist or teachers who no longer correct children in school because the big man parent will assault them and nothing will happen.

A country that can forgive hardened terrorists and reintroduce them into the sensitive security force of the country can forgive anything.
Just make sure u have money and know who knows who is in power, you can do anyhow and getaway with it.

I really impressed with Keyamo's performance especially his crisis and situation management.

Keep it up Hon Minister

Btruth:
Weakling!!! That's what I've seen from here. Both incidents won't go unpunished severely in the Western world. We are truly not serious in Nigeria. Goodluck to all the parties involved.

He can say NO to the president.
His 1st judgement were his but this one don get hand of jacob

Oga park well, it was because they cannot keep the girl in prison and free Kwam1 that made them to decide to free both.

richie240:
If only this type of comments/ have been spoken when the likes of cubana chief priest were asked to 'go and sin no more' when his mate (Bobrisky) was convicted of the same crime.

But as that action favored ppl like you, you kept quiet only to 'wake up' when you were at the receiving end.

Nigeria We hail thee Nigeria We hail thee Nigeria We hail thee Nigeria We hail thee

Wow, so that was the reason why cubana chief priest was set free for the same offence Bobrisky was jailed okwea??

EZENDIZUOGU:
Oga park well, it was because they cannot keep the girl in prison and free Kwam1 that made them to decide to free both.

nedekid:
Aside Obi, do you think organisations such as NBA ie the bar association comming out to speak up, not a local branch but the national with the chairman and his cabinet making a press release and offering her full legal coverage have not seen major flaws with how the ladies case was handled?
Even keyamo came out to exonorate himself (as a lawyer) by condemning how she was stripped naked and her videos released calling for sanctions on who released the recordings. Oga all those slaps she gave that lady could be said to be self defence/resistance as the lady restrained her from leaving the aircraft. Abi is the air hostess law enforcement? It could be claimed that she had a crowd of over 10 hostile people around her and she fought back.

Pele, who is Peter Obi, who is NBA chairman.

Samtob90:
Pele, who is Peter Obi, who is NBA chairman.

You know who to ask.