LEADER BEN USANG

Development Facilitator/Social Activist

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[Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) @fkeyamo]

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

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@MobilePunch So Rivers State had two Houses of Assembly? Wonders shall never end

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@NaijaHistory_ @atiku This comment risk being screenshot for defamation charges

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@General_Ibbro Gen.IBB try and take Responsibility for annulling a free election you willing and finally conducted then maybe Nigerians may consider forgiving you. This is not a good post our General

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@Enyowins @aonanuga1956 Thought you will say from N1000 to 10k

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@temptee101 @aonanuga1956 Seems your time of wailing in public will be long. Shame

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@AjuriNgelale Congratulations

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@renoomokri Good talk. I totally agree

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@Senatorndume Oga try rest. Now you want to weep sentiments of all Nigerians in your Northern agenda. So far your political strategy is not work. This one won't work so try another.

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@Spiritof9jria @renoomokri Did Reno begin the debate on which region is more entitled to have power by 2027? He did not. His post only sought to invalidate the argument in favour of it being the north. His post is in order to me

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@renoomokri Well stated.

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@renoomokri Good talk

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@aonanuga1956 God bless Nigeria

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@MarkLander9993 @NTANewsNow Exactly

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@tonysaint1234 @SaharaReporters Risk ginni abeg find somewhere relax and take your nkwobi

[Reno Omokri @renoomokri]

The approval by the Senate of a 300% wage increase for judicial officers is right. And I commend Senate President Godswill Akpabio and his colleagues for doing the proper and decent thing. The new package for judges will help stem corruption in the judiciary. However, it is ill timed. The Senate ought to have waited for a more auspicious time. To increase judges' pay when the long suffering Nigerian workers are still battling with minimum wages amidst maximum costs may appear as if they do not have a finger on the nation's pulse and will play into the hands of desperate politicians. I will not be surprised if Peter Obi releases an uncharitable statement on the issue. These are sensitive times, and sensitive times require delicate balancing.

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@AigbokhanEjiehi @woye1 I dont have a link for it now but as you keep.researching on the project am.sure you will get the information. Am very sure. The source i got the information long ago was authentic unless there is a policy somersault on the project design

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@renoomokri N500million allocated for constituency projects not shared to each. The constituents should be involved in deciding what the constituency projects are