In one clip obtained, Emmanson can be heard saying in Pidgin: “Madam abeg comot for road, make I pass.” In another version of the footage, she adds: “Can you see now, I want to go out and she is standing on the way.”
A fresh video has surfaced online showing the controversial moment Ibom Air crew member physically blocked suspended passenger, Comfort Emmanson, from disembarking an aircraft after landing, further fuelling public anger over what many Nigerians describe as the airline’s “humiliating” treatment of her.
In one clip obtained, Emmanson can be heard saying in Pidgin: “Madam abeg comot for road, make I pass.” In another version of the footage, she adds: “Can you see now, I want to go out and she is standing on the way.”
According to a Facebook user, Tunde A. Ibrahim, who claimed to have been on the same flight, the drama unfolded after the plane touched down in Lagos.
“I was on board. It was the crew member that resisted the lady from coming down because of put off phone and no put off phone. The lady told the crew that her phone was already on flight mode. After landing, they refused to allow the lady from coming down, saying they have called the airport security to pick her up. In fact, they pushed the lady back on seat for many of us to pass,” Ibrahim said.
The incident, which occurred on Sunday, August 10, 2025, on the airline’s Uyo–Lagos service, has been widely criticised since it first became public.
Ibom Air had earlier issued a statement accusing Emmanson of repeatedly refusing instructions to switch off her mobile phone before take-off.
A fellow passenger reportedly switched off the device on her behalf, prompting a verbal outburst. Upon arrival in Lagos, the airline claims she confronted and physically assaulted the purser.
The airline subsequently imposed a lifetime travel ban on Emmanson, labelling her a threat to safety, while she was arrested, charged to court, and remanded at Kirikiri Correctional Facility.
However, it was the circulation of a shocking video — showing her exposed breasts as airport security dragged her from the aircraft—that sparked public outrage over the crew’s and security officials’ conduct.
Many Nigerians accused the airline of violating her dignity.
An X user, @EdmundAkins, wrote: “It could be depression or something. Her mental state is obviously altered. I expect the female airline staff to do more to protect her dignity. They could use a cover cloth at least.”
Another user, @Krisabah, lashed out: “Why deliberately pull up her top to reveal her breast and still share the picture? I swear, if I were the girl, I will sue the devil out of @ibomairlines. This embarrassment outdid everything u had on the poor girl. Bloody perverts.”
“Much as I detest what the passenger did, stripping her naked is even more wicked and whoever did this should be summarily dismissed. It’s very unprofessional and obscene,” @Idyllicjay stated.
Others argued that even if she attacked a crew member, the proper course of action would have been to restrain her with handcuffs rather than strip her in public.
The media earlier reported that the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, Tunde Moshood, confirmed her court arraignment, warning Nigerians to be cautious amid what he called “rising unruly passenger behaviour.”
But with this latest video showing the crew physically blocking Emmanson from leaving the aircraft, critics say the airline’s handling of the matter reeks of spite, unnecessary escalation, and a lack of professionalism that could end in legal consequences for Ibom Air.
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