JUST-IN: Ibom Air Bans Passenger After Assault On Crew Members

Ibom Air has slammed an indefinite flight ban on a passenger, Ms Consolation Emmanson, for assaulting its crew members in Lagos.

The sanction is coming lower than every week after common Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, often known as KWAM 1, obstructed a ValueJet Airways’ plane from taking off in Abuja.

Nonetheless, in keeping with a press release by Ibom Air on Monday, the airline mentioned Emmanson’s conduct posed a critical risk to the security of crew, passengers and the plane.

The airline mentioned the unruly passenger forcibly tore off the wig of one of many air hostesses who requested her to change off her cellphone earlier than take-off.

The airline additional defined that the passenger eliminated the glasses of the crew member, threw them to the ground, and used her footwear to assault her.

The assertion additionally accused the passenger of slapping the crew member a number of instances, addition that when different cabin crew members tried to intervene, she slapped her too.

She was additional accused of trying to forcibly take away a hearth extinguisher to make use of as a weapon, an act that might have broken and grounded the plane.

“Ibom Air confirms that on Sunday, August 10, 2025, an incident occurred on board our Uyo–Lagos flight involving a passenger, Ms. Consolation Emmanson, whose conduct posed a critical risk to the security of our crew, passengers, and plane.

“Shortly earlier than take-off from Uyo, Ms. Emmanson was instructed according to commonplace aviation security procedures, to change off her cell phone.

“She bluntly refused to conform till the Pilot-in-Command made an announcement, after which a fellow passenger seated beside her took the cellphone and switched it off.

“This motion prompted a verbal tirade from Ms. Emmanson. The scenario was ultimately calmed, and the flight departed as scheduled.

“Upon arrival in Lagos, Ms. Emmanson waited for all different passengers to disembark after which proceeded to confront the Purser, who had earlier instructed her.

“She walked as much as the unsuspecting Purser, stepped on her, forcibly tore off her wig, eliminated her glasses and threw them to the ground, and used her footwear to assault her. She slapped her a number of instances and when the opposite cabin crew member tried to intervene, she slapped her too. She then tried to forcibly take away a hearth extinguisher to make use of as a weapon, an act that might have broken and grounded the plane,” Ibom Air defined.

The assertion added that, “By this time, the Pilot-in-Command had alerted airport safety. Earlier than safety might arrive, the Purser as seen on the viral video on the web, prevented the passenger from leaving the plane till safety arrived.”

The airline within the assertion, nonetheless, said that the passenger was faraway from the plane and brought into custody by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) safety and handed over to the Nigeria Police Pressure for additional investigation.

It additional said that the arrival of Ibom Air Safety personnel didn’t deter the passenger, as she attacked them as nicely, lashing out violently on the safety personnel.

“She was then restrained and faraway from the plane by power. Even after disembarking, she continued to assault Ibom Air safety personnel and even slapped the bottom supervisor.

Ibom Air mentioned a report has since been submitted on the incident to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, “and positioned a journey restriction on Ms. Emmanson, who will now not be permitted to fly on any of our plane.”

The airline reiterated its zero-tolerance coverage in the direction of any type of unruly or violent conduct that threatens the security of passengers, crew, or gear.

“Such behaviour might be met with the strongest doable response, together with authorized motion and everlasting restriction from our companies,” it said.