Ibom Air: Learn from this experience, become a better Person, Court tells Emmason, dismisses Unruly Behaviour Charge

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday struck out Unruly Behaviour and Assault Charges brought against an Ibom Air Passenger, Comfort Emmason, following Police’s withdrawal of the Case.

On August 11, Emmason was remanded in a Correctional Centre over a Five-Count Charge of Unruly Behaviour and Assault, due to an Incident Onboard an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos on Sunday.

At the Resumed Hearing, the Magistrate, Olanrewaju Salami, advised Emmason to exercise Wisdom in her Future Actions, noting, “You might not be this fortunate in another Matter.

“I hope you will learn from this experience and become a better Person.”

He, therefore struck out the Charges and discharged Emmason.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Oluwabunmi Adeitan, informed the Court that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos Airport Command, had requested for the withdrawal of the Charge due to new Developments.

She stated that the Police would unconditionally withdraw the Charges, which contravened Sections 4(1)(a), 170(1)(a) and 350 of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Bye-Law 2005 and the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Adeitan tendered the Withdrawal Application to the Court, which was admitted as Evidence.

The Defence Counsel, Adams Atakpa, said the Defence had no objection to the Prosecution’s Application.

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Unruly Airport Conduct: FG makes U-Turn over punishments for KWAM 1, others

The Federal Government says it has directed withdrawal of Criminal Complaint against Comfort Emmanson, because of Appeals made by Well-Meaning Individuals and Remorse shown by the Passenger.

Emmanson is the Passenger accused of Unruly Conduct Aboard Ibom Airline on August 10.

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development disclosed this in a Statement posted on his Official X Handle, @fkeyamo, on Wednesday.

“In the Case of the Unruly Passenger, 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.

“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,“ he said.

Keyamo said, he had also conferred with the Leadership of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and had appealed to them to lift the Life-Time Flying Ban imposed on her, to which they agreed.

The Minister also directed the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to restore the Licences of ValueJet Pilot, Captain Oluranti Ogoyi, and the Co-Pilot, First Officer Ivan Oloba after undergoing some Mandatory Professional Re-Appraisal in the next one month.

He also asked the NCAA to reduce the six months No-Flight Ban slammed on Fuji Musician, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as Kwam 1 to one month.

The Minister said that FAAN would also work with the Music Star with a view to engaging him as an Ambassador for proper Airport Security Protocol going forward.

He added that the NCAA would also withdraw its Criminal Complaints against KWAM 1 earlier lodged with the Police for Publicly Demonstrated Penitence.

He said the Details would be announced by the NCAA,

“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.

“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,’’ he said.

The Minister added that, from all the Evidence available to the Ministry and the Public, clear wrongs were committed by both the Offending Passengers and Staff Members of the Airlines.

He said all the Actors involved would not continue to highlight the Injury or Injustice done to them without acknowledging their own equal culpability.

The Minister said he had directed all relevant Aviation Agencies in Collaboration with other Complementary Agencies outside Aviation to immediately begin a Retreat to properly retrain and prepare Aviation Security Personnel.

He said the Retreat would focus on how to deal with Errant and Disruptive Passengers and how to deescalate potentially explosive situations.

The Minister added that the Retreat would be fully covered by the Media with the opportunity to ask all the relevant questions.

Keyamo added that Airlines would also have their own Session when the Conduct and Attitude of their Staff towards Members of the Travelling Public would be in full focus.

“These Decisions were taken by Government and the Airline Operators purely on compassionate grounds.

“Government will never pander to base sentiments, politically-motivated views or warped legal opinions when clear encroachments of our laws are involved.

“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,’’ he said.

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Consumption of Fuel declines 16% to 1.44bn Litres in June 2025, says NMDPRA

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has reported a significant decline in Fuel Consumption for June 2025, with total Fuel Evacuation falling to 1.44 billion Litres.

The Director of Public Affairs, NMDPRA, George Ene-Ita confirmed in a Report on Wednesday that Daily Fuel Consumption had averaged 48 million Litres, correcting earlier Reports that suggested a lower figure of 38.94 million Litres.

Ene-Ita said that the total Fuel Evacuation for June was precisely 1,440,768,129 Litres, representing a 16.42 per cent Decrease, compared to May’s Total Supply of 1,768,812,804 Litres, a drop of over 290 million Litres.

According to him, the figure represents a Daily Average Evacuation of 48,025,604 Litres, which is obtained by dividing the Total Monthly Volume by the 30 days in the Month under Review.

Breaking down the Fuel Supply Figures, the NMDPRA Reports stated that in June the Automobile Gas Oil (AGO) called Diesel, saw a slight Increase in Diesel Supply by 1.73 per cent, reaching 432.18 million Litres compared to May’s 424.83 million Litres.

In spite of this, Diesel Distribution (Truck-Out) declined by 23.23 per cent falling from 552.35 million Litres in May to 424.06 million Litres in June.

It further showed that the Household Kerosene (HHK) Supply and Distribution both recorded a 13 per cent Decrease, with June figures at 7.79 million Litres, down from nearly nine million Litres in May.

The sharpest decline was seen in Automotive Gasoline Supply, which dropped by nearly 48 per cent from 72.36 million Litres in May to 37.66 million Litres in June.

Distribution also fell by 16.54 per cent within the same period.

The NMDPRA’s Report also detailed Fuel Truck-Out Volumes to Individual States, totalling the 1.44 billion Litres evacuated in June.

The Report showed that Lagos received the highest Volume at 205.66 million Litres, followed by Ogun with 88.69 million Litres, the Federal Capital Territory with 77.51 million Litres, and Oyo with 72.81 million Litres.

The decline in overall Supply and Distribution suggests continued Challenges in the Petroleum Midstream and Downstream Sectors, impacting National Fuel Consumption Patterns in June.

The NMDPRA, however, pledged to work closely with relevant Stakeholders to strengthen Distribution and guarantee uninterrupted Supply of Petroleum Products across the Country. 

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