CITIZENS COMPASS—An Ikeja Magistrates Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos State, on Wednesday, discharged Comfort Emmanson, the female passenger accused of unruly behaviour and assault aboard an Ibom Air flight.
Magistrate Olanrewaju Salami discharged Emmanson 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 decision after 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.”
Keyamo further revealed that Ibom Air had agreed to withdraw its complaint against Emmanson, who was arrested over the August 10 incident.
Emmanson was arraigned on Monday before the court, and after being granted bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum, she was remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre as she could not meet her bail conditions.
At the resumed hearing of the case, the prosecutor, Oluwabunmi Adeitan, informed the court that “there were new developments that necessitated the withdrawal of the case.”
She tendered an application to the court for the withdrawal of the case, which was admitted by the court.
