Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of assaulting airline officials on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos, has been charged to courtroom and remanded on the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos.
Tunde Moshood, particular adviser on media and communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Pattern, Festus Keyamo, confirmed the disclose in a put up on his X handle on Monday. He talked about the case had moved to courtroom and that the passenger used to be now in custody.
Ibom Air had earlier talked about the passenger slapped a crew member during the Uyo–Lagos flight. The airline handed her over to the police after landing and announced a ban restricting her from future commute on its flights.
The incident comes because the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority renews warnings against disruptive behaviour at airports and on flights. The regulator has talked about this would perchance put in force stiffer penalties to offer protection to crew and passengers and relieve operations safe.
Details of the actual charges and the following courtroom date had been no longer instantly on hand at press time. Emmanson is presumed innocent till proven guilty by a courtroom of laws.
