Human rights advocate Femi Falana, SAN, has disclosed the rationale for the Federal Government’s pardon of Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger.
Falana revealed this information in a statement on Wednesday, claiming that the government dropped the case against the female traveler because it refused to bring charges against Fuji Star, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as KWAM 1, for the relevant crimes.
He claimed that the government no longer has the moral authority to bring charges against any rowdy traveler who violates the law at any of the country’s airports.
The Senior Advocate also frowned at the way the government is handling the case against KWAM 1, over his recent conduct at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
He lamented that the government hastily accepted KWAM 1’s apology and granted him pardon without allowing the police to conclude its investigation.
“Since citizens have equal rights, obligations, and opportunities before the law, the Federal Government will henceforth be accused of subjecting any unruly passenger to discriminatory treatment on the ground that KWAM 1 was ‘pardoned’ without any criminal trial whatsoever,” he said.
