Ibom Airline Passenger, Comfort Emmanson, has broken her silence following her release from Kirikiri Prison in Lagos State.
DAILY GIST recalls that Comfort was accused of unruly behaviour with crew and security guards of Ibom Air while boarding a flight.
She was consequently arraigned in court and remanded in Kirikiri prison.
However, her release came on Wednesday after an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court in Ogba, Lagos, struck out the five-count charge against her.
Presiding Magistrate Olanrewaju Salami freed her following a request by the police to withdraw the case.
Police Prosecutor Oluwabunmi Adeitan told the court that both the airline and the complainant were no longer interested in pursuing the matter.
The charges had accused Emmanson of disrupting peace on board the flight, assaulting a crew member, and engaging in conduct capable of causing public disorder, allegations she had denied.
Shortly after regaining freedom, Emmanson took to social media to thank her friends, supporters, and God for standing by her.
She revealed that she is still in pain from her ordeal in prison and plans to rest and seek medical care before sharing her own side of the story.
She wrote on her Instagram page: “Thank you so much for all the Prayers, Love, and support, I’ve been released from the Prison, but I’m still in pains due to how i was treated. I just need some rest and medical treatment before I give out my own version of the event. Thank you so much my Lovely Friends and Supporters. I really appreciate y’all from the button of my heart. God bless y’all. THANK YOU MY GREAT GOD!!!”
