FG also reduced the flight ban imposed on Fuji Maestro, KWAM1 to one month.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo has instructed Ibom Air to withdraw the criminal charges brought against embattled female passenger, Comfort Emmanson.
He gave the directive on Wednesday via a post he shared on his official X page.
The minister went on to assure Nigerians that Police will immediately take steps to facilitate Emmanson’s release from Kirikiri correctional facility within the week.
He also directed NCAA to reduce the flight ban slammed on Ace Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, aka KWAM1 to one-month.
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On the suspension of ValueJet airline captain, Oluranti Ogoyi, and her co-pilot, First Officer Ivan Oloba, Keyamo ordered NCAA to restore their licenses after completing a one-month ban.
“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,” he added.
Keyamo also noted that the development followed the outcome of consultation with critical stakeholders in the aviation sector and those involved in the unfortunate incidents.
According to him, valuable lessons have been learnt by all sides to those incidents.
Emmanson, who boarded an Air Ibom aircraft on Sunday, was later arrested, detained and charged to court after being accused of assaulting the airline’s crew members.
Following the incident, Nigerians and civil society organizations condemned the action and accused the FG of double standards, wondering why the same treatment was not melted out to KWAM1, who was also accused of committing a similar offence.
