PETER OBI FAULTS ARRAIGNMENT AND REMAND OF IBOM AIR PASSENGER

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, PETER OBI, has faulted the arraignment and remand of COMFORT EMMANSON, a female passenger of the Ibom Air flight inbound Lagos from Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, who was accused of assault and unruly behaviour.

OBI, in a statement posted on his official X handle, said that while her behaviour towards the airline’s crew members should not be condoned, justice should be fair, equal, and not selective.

OBI made reference to the incident involving a Fuji artiste, WASIU AYINDE, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, last week, saying that it is unacceptable that EMMANSON was hurriedly taken to court and remanded, while someone who visibly held a plane from taking off and put hundreds of lives at risk is still at large, with government agencies and some state officials speaking up for him to be forgiven.

 He also condemned what he described as the “dehumanising” treatment meted out to her, stressing that stripping her publicly was not only unnecessary but also represents the height of rascality and abuse by the agencies, as the lady’s offence does not compare to the crimes committed daily by those parading themselves as “excellencies” while “looting public funds” without consequence, and yet have not been stripped or dehumanised in the name of justice.

 Recall that Airline Operators of Nigeria on Monday imposed a no-fly life ban on EMMANSON.