Keyamo Condemns Release of Indecent Video of Unruly Passenger, Orders Disciplinary Action

Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has called the release of a video that depicts an unruly passenger being exposed indecently during an Ibom Airline incident “totally unacceptable” and has ordered punishment against the staff members involved.

During an August 10, 2025, Ibom Airline trip from Uyo to Lagos, the passenger, identified as Miss Comfort Emmanson, also known as Comfort Bob, allegedly attacked ground personnel and aircraft crew.

While recording her actions was required for legal purposes, Keyamo stated in a statement posted on his official X account on Monday that it was shameful that the offensive material was made public.

While we are in favor of filming her obstinate behavior as evidence to prosecute her, Keyamo stated that it is reprehensible to make such information publicly available in order to make fun of her.

For us, that is completely intolerable. The devaluation of women is unacceptable, and we will not stand by and watch.

“Therefore, I have instructed that the person who released the portion of the video that contains the staff members’ indecent exposure be singled out and given appropriate punishment.”

Additionally, the minister instructed airlines to retrain and retrain their employees in handling explosive situations and public relations. In order to improve aviation security coordination, a joint security meeting with pertinent authorities is scheduled for next week.
He said the incident happened on Ibom Airline Flight Q153 from Uyo to Lagos at approximately 2:54 p.m. when the passenger disregarded the International Civil Aviation Regulations by refusing to turn off her phone during departure.

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He claims the passenger is prohibited from flying on both domestic and foreign flights for an undetermined period of time by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.

Because of this, I have been talking about the situation with the Airport Police Command’s Commissioner of Police, the NCAA’s DG and his team, the FAAN’s MD and her team, and the Ibom Air COO and his team for the past few hours,” he stated.

After being remanded to Kirikiri Prison for her failure to submit sureties, she was arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Passengers who have complaints should contact the NCAA’s Consumer Protection Directorate instead of acting disruptively, Keyamo warned, adding that those who do so risk flight bans and even criminal charges.

The statement ended by saying, “We will continue to apply equal sanctions available to us in Aviation on any such erring passengers, that is lengthy flight bans and report the matters to other law enforcement agencies to do their bit within their powers.”