Court Strikes out charges against Ibom Air passenger
Comfort Emmanson, the passenger who allegedly assaulted a staff member of Ibom Air, has regained her freedom. This followed her release from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre two days after she was arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogba, after an altercation with an air hostess of the airline during a flight from Uyo […]
Comfort Emmanson, the passenger who allegedly assaulted a staff member of Ibom Air, has regained her freedom.
This followed her release from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre two days after she was arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogba, after an altercation with an air hostess of the airline during a flight from Uyo to Lagos.
Magistrate Olanrewaju Salami of the Samuel Ilori courthouse struck out the five-count charge of alleged assault, willful damage, among others levelled against her by the Airport Police Command.
The police prosecutor, Olubunmi Adeitan, informed the court of the decision by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos Airport Command, to withdraw the charges unconditionally.
She explained that the decision was based on additional facts that became available to the police after the defendant’s arraignment on Monday.
The lead defence counsel, Adams Otakpe, acknowledged being aware of the development and stated that he had no objection to the withdrawal.
In his ruling, the magistrate expressed satisfaction with the submissions made by both the prosecution and the defence counsel, and accordingly ordered that the charge be struck out.
The magistrate also admonished the 26-year-old defendant to exercise greater wisdom in future situations, regardless of any provocation.