Famous Nigerian singer Simi has demanded sanctions against the airport staff who released an indecent video of Ibom Air passenger Comfort Emmanson.
Simi, via her Instagram story, questioned the fairness of punishing Emmanson for her behaviour while ignoring the actions of those who recorded and shared the video without editing out the indecent parts.
The singer emphasised that sharing the video without blurring out Emmanson’s private parts was an invasion of her privacy and deserved punishment.
“Someone recorded her being dragged off the plane, recorded her being exposed like that, and then posted it without editing out this exposure or blurring it out. I personally want to know who posted that video and why no one is holding him/her accountable. Because they will face the law.”
“But voluntarily posting her half-naked for millions of people to see when less than 10 people actually witnessed it in the first place deserves punishment too because you cannot condemn one madness and leave another one,” she said.
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Comfort Emmanson, a passenger on Ibom Air Flight Q153, was involved in a scuffle with flight crew and ground staff after refusing to switch off her phone during takeoff.
The situation escalated, and Emmanson was eventually removed from the plane, with a video of the incident going viral on social media.
Nigerians have condemned the way she was manhandled by airport officials. They also questioned why she was remanded in Kirikiri prison.
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo (SAN), said the passenger was arraigned at the Ikeja Magistrates Court for criminal offences and remanded because she could not provide adequate sureties.
The minister condemned the release of her video showing indecent exposure of her body parts.
He directed that whoever released that part of the video amongst the staff should be singled out and sanctioned.
He also directed airlines to train and retrain their staff on how to handle potentially explosive situations to prevent them from escalating.
The minister has called a joint aviation security meeting for next week to improve coordination of security measures.
