The Ibom Air passenger, Ms Comfort Emmanson, who allegedly assaulted a crew member of the airline, has been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos.
She was sent to jail after she was arraigned on Monday, about 24 hours after she was captured on videos trending on social media hitting an air hostess of Ibom Air.
The passenger was asked to put off her mobile phone but she refused and became unruly. She was also seen attacking other aviation employees called to eject her.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Mr Tunde Moshood, the media aide of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, said Ms Emmanson was arraigned today and taken to Kirikiri.
“The more reason the flying public should be more careful, the unruly passenger on the Uyo–Lagos bound Ibom Air, Miss Comfort Emmanson, has been charged to court and she’s now cooling off in Kirikiri,” Mr Moshood disclosed in ..., which has generated different reactions.
The mixed reactions stemmed from the failure of the government to apply similar rules to popular singer, Mr Wasiu Ayinde, otherwise known K1 De Ultimate, who blocked a moving aircraft last week at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Though K1 De Ultimate later apologised for his behaviour,, many have called for his prosecution in court and not only be banned from flying for six months as declared by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
As for Ms Emmanson, Ibom Air has prohibited her from using its airline, saying her action she posed a serious threat to the safety of its crew, passengers, and aircraft.