Ibom Air saga: ‘I’m traumatised’ – Comfort Emmanson speaks out

The Ibom Air passenger, Comfort Emmanson, who was accused of unruly behaviour towards Ibom Air’s crew, has narrated her side of the story.

She posted a video recounting the incident on her verified Instagram account, @soft_commy. She accused one flight attendant, identified only as Julian Edwards, of forcefully pulling off her frontal wig, cutting off her gold jewellery, and damaging her mobile phones.

According to Emmanson, the confrontation escalated after she questioned the crew member over the destruction of her personal belongings.

She also alleged that the air hostess verbally abused her and initially prevented her from disembarking from the aircraft.

The passenger lamented that she is still traumatised by the incident, adding that the circulation of her private images on social media had affected her mental health.

“I want to first appreciate God Almighty and everyone that stood by me and fought for me when I was in prison. When I came out, the love and support I saw, I was not expecting it for a commoner like me. I say God bless you all.

“So, on August 10, I boarded a flight from Uyo to Lagos and the normal procedure was on. The lady Juliana was telling everyone to switch off their phones. When she came to me, I was struggling with my phone and she said I should put off my phone.

“I showed her that one of the phone was bad. The button was bad and she said I can turn it off without the power button. I had two phones and so the man sitting beside me helped me to turn off the other one.

“While she was talking, she said I should go to my settings and to general. I pleaded with her to take the phone off it but she refused,” she recounted.