The passenger who allegedly assaulted a staff of Ibom Air staff on sunday, Comfort Emmanson, has been released.
Magistrate Olanrewaju salami of the Samuel Ilori courthouse, Ogba, Lagos struck out the five-count charge in a brief hearing on Wednesday.
This was after hearing from the police prosecutor, Olubunmi Adeitan of the decision of the commissioner of police, Lagos airport command to withdraw the charges unconditionally in line with section 72(1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
She also presented a letter from the police boss dated August 13, 2025, which the court admitted as evidence.
The police inspector added that this development arose due to more facts made available to the police command after Miss Emmanson’s arraignment on Monday.
The lead defence counsel, Adams Atakpa said he was aware of the decision and didn’t object to the application of the prosecution.
In his ruling, the Magistrate expressed satisfaction with the positions of both counsel, and accordingly struck out the charge.
He also advised the 26-year old to always display wisdom in future no matter the aggravation, adding that she played a role in some regards in the controversy.
Earlier, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, (SAN) revealed that Ibom Air had agreed to withdraw its complaint against Ms. Emmanson, who was arrested over the incident on August 10, 2025.
According to the minister, the resolutions were reached after reviewing the incidents, considering appeals from well-meaning individuals, and considering the remorse shown by those involved.
Before this turn of events, Ms Emmanson had pleaded not guilty on Monday to the charge of assaulting two persons, and destroying some personal belongings of the complainants.
The court granted her bail of five hundred thousand naira with two sureties in like sum, one of whom must be a relative and remanded her at the Kirikiri correctional facility till October 6.
