The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has condemned the release of an indecent video of Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of assaulting an Ibom Air crew member.
Keyamo stated that while filming the passenger’s “unruly behaviour” was acceptable for evidence, the public release of the video to “ridicule her” was “deplorable and unacceptable.”
The minister has directed that whoever released the indecent part of the video should be identified and sanctioned.
Read Also: Ibom Air Narrates What Transpired Between ‘Unruly Passenger’ And Crew Members, Takes Strong Action
“Whilst we support the filming of her recalcitrant behaviour as evidence to prosecute her, what is deplorable is to release such evidence containing indecent exposure to the public to ridicule her. That is totally unacceptable to us.
“We will not fold our arms and tolerate the debasing of womanhood. I have therefore directed that whoever RELEASED that part of the video containing the indecent exposure amongst the staff should be singled out and adequately sanctioned.
“I have also directed that the airlines must continue to train and retrain their staff in public relations and how to deal with potentially explosive situations in order to diffuse them promptly or nip them in the bud, except when it becomes inevitable,” said the senior advocate of Nigeria in a post on X on Monday.
Keyamo has also directed that a joint security meeting be held next week with relevant agencies to improve the coordination of security measures in similar situations.
He urged passengers with legitimate grievances to follow established protocols and “laid-down remedies” to address their concerns.
The minister stated, “The Consumer Protection Directorate of the NCAA has consistently advertised these remedies, and there is no point in trying to take the law into one’s hands that may lead to dire consequences. We will continue to apply equal sanctions available to us in aviation on any such erring passengers, that is, lengthy flight bans, and report the matters to other law-enforcement agencies to do their bit within their powers.”
Join Informant Online WhatsApp Channel With Link Below: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaihFajBadmT29ufud2
To Publish Articles, News, Place Advert, Contact Informant Online With Email Link Below: informantonline.com.ng@gmail.com
