KWAM 1 vs Ibom Air Passenger: Peter Obi Condemns ‘Double Standards’ Over Airport Incidents

• The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to the arrest and remand of Ibom Air passenger, Miss Comfort Emmanson
• Obi said there are double standards in the manner in which female passenger was remanded in Kirikiri prison
• The former Anambra state governor said the dehumanising treatment represents the height of rascality and abuse by federal agencies

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FCT, Abuja - The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the dehumanising treatment meted out to an Ibom Air passenger, Miss Comfort Emmanson.

Obi said there are double standards in the way and manner Miss Emmanson was treated compared to how Fuji musician, Ayinde Wasiu aka KWAM 1, was treated at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.

He described the arraignment and remanding of the Ibom Air passenger as unacceptable.

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The former Anambra state governor stated this via his X handle @PeterObi on Monday, August 11, 2025.

“However, I must equally strongly condemn the dehumanising treatment meted out to this young woman. Stripping her publicly was not only unnecessary but also represents the height of rascality and abuse by our agencies. It is unacceptable that she was hurriedly taken to court and remanded, while someone who visibly held a plane from taking off and put hundreds of lives at risk is still at large, with government agencies and some state officials speaking up for him to be forgiven.

“This case is not just about one young woman; it is about the double standards that poison our justice system. Justice in Nigeria must never be about who is poor or powerless versus who has influence or access to government officials.”

Obi said Justice should not be about who is poor versus who has influence or access to government officials.

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“While Ms. Comfort Emmanson is in jail, the other offender who committed a more severe offence has not been held to the same standard. He has neither been arrested nor arraigned in any court.”

Atiku's aide asks when KWAM 1 will be arraigned in court

Legit.ng earlier reported that Paul Ibe, media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, August 11, queried when KWAM 1 will be arraigned in court for his controversial behaviour at the Abuja airport.

Ibe's challenge comes as a female passenger was banned for life by Ibom Air for being "unruly". The sanction was pronounced after a row at the MMIA.

Legit.ng reports that videos shared on X (formerly Twitter) showed an enraged Emmanson attacking a flight attendant on an Ibom Air plane and confronting airport security officials.

KWAM 2: Air Ibom passenger remanded in Kirikiri

In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that the Police arrested an Ibom Air passenger who caused a scene at Lagos airport and assaulted Air Ibom staff, dragging her to court.

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Tunde Moshood, an aide to the minister of aviation and aerospace development, confirmed in a statement issued and added that Emmanson was remanded in Kirikiri correctional facility.

Legit.ng reported thatthe Nigeriana Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had warned that enforcement action would soon become more frequent in Nigerian airports following unruly conduct by passengers

Source: Legit.ng