The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has urged the Airline Operators to lift the ‘No Fly’ life ban placed on Ibom Air passenger, Comfort Emmanson, for unruly behaviour.
In a statement from the Minister, he said in the last 48 hours, he has been in consultation with critical stakeholders in the Aviation Sector and those involved in the incidents regarding the unruly behaviours of certain individuals.
He said that though regrettable, valuable lessons have been learnt by all sides to these incidents and airport security protocol, especially, have been well highlighted for the travelling public.
He pointed out that clear wrongs were committed by both the offending passengers and staff of the airlines involved, from all the evidence available to them and those available to the public, and that it is clear all the actors involved cannot continue to highlight the injury or injustice done to them without acknowledging their own equal culpability.
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 the presence of her lawyer, she exhibited great remorse for her conduct.
”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.
”I have also conferred with the leadership of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and have appealed to them to lift the lifetime flying ban imposed on her, to which they agreed. The details of the resolution will be made public by the AON subsequently,” Keyamo said.
