Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said he will not fold his arms and tolerate the debasing of womanhood.
The minister was reacting to the viral video of a female passenger on Ibom Airline identified as Ms. Comfort Emmanson, also known as Comfort Bob who went berserk and physically assaulted both the flight crew and the ground staff.
The incident took place on August 10, 2025 on Ibom Airline Flight No. Q153 from Uyo to Lagos at about 14:54 hours.
In a post tagged: “Enough is Enough: Reading the riot act on Aviation safety and security in reference to the case of unruly Ms. Comfort Bob on Ibom Airline and related incidents”, he directed that whoever released that part of the video containing the indecent exposure amongst the staff should be singled out and adequately sanctioned.
While reacting on his X handle, he also directed that the airlines must continue to train and retrain their staff on public relations and how to deal with potentially explosive situations in order to diffuse them promptly or nip them in the bud, except when it becomes inevitable.
“I have also directed a joint security meeting between relevant agencies next week for better coordination of security measures in situations like this or similar ones we witnessed recently.
“For genuinely aggrieved passengers, there are clearly laid-down remedies to address grievances. The Consumer Protection Directorate of the NCAA has consistently advertised these remedies and there is no point trying to take the laws into one’s hands that may lead to dire consequences.
“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,” he said.