Ibom Air: Catholic Priest Sends Powerful Message to Those Who Watched Viral Video More Than Once
- A Nigerian reverend father has sent a powerful instruction to all those who have seen the viral Ibom Air clip twice or more times
- A video of an Ibom Air passenger, Comfort Emmanson, which had the indecent exposure of her chest area, went viral on social media and sparked outrage
- While noting that it was not a sin to have seen the clip the first time, as the indecent exposure was unexpected, he said that rewatching becomes a sin and explained why
A Catholic priest, Reverend Father Emmanuel Ehioma, has advised all those who have watched the Ibom Air video to go for confession.
The viral clip showed the chest area of the passenger, Comfort Emmanson, while she was being forced off the Ibom Air plane.
Source: Facebook
The clip has been met with mixed reactions, with people condemning its release due to the indecent exposure of the lady's chest area.
Ibom Air: Catholic priest's message to netizens
Father Emmanuel, in a Facebook post, said it was not a sin to have seen the Ibom Air clip the first time, but rewatching it becomes a sin and advised all who have seen it more than once to confess to God. He wrote:
"It wasn’t a SIN that you saw her nude while watching that video bcos you didn’t expect it. But if you went back to watch it again, you have to go for confession."
In the comment section, the priest noted that his message was not a feel-good one and equated watching adult clips to rewatching the Ibom Air clip.
According to him, the same motivation to watch adult videos was what made people watch the Ibom Air video more than twice.
He said it was regrettable to see people gloat while talking about the exposed body part of the embattled Ibom Air passenger. In his words:
"This post doesn't need to make you feel good.
"If you confess your sins about watching (adult videos) videos and obscene pictures, then you have to also confess this.
"The second, third, fourth and other times you went back to watch that video were because of your hunger to see her nude and feel good about it, just the same way you act towards porns.
"It is really regrettable to see husbands, fathers and even wives and mothers, describing a lady's (mammary glands), it felt so terrible.
"Kindly meet your Priest and confess to the Lord.
"God bless you."
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Ibom Air: Catholic priest's comment triggers reactions
Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the Catholic priest's post below:
Naza Emmanuel said:
"Accidentally seeing something and intentionally rewatching it aren’t morally identical, but that doesn’t mean the second is automatically “wrong” or requires some ritual to “fix” it.
"Morality is not a stopwatch where your first glance is free and the second is forbidden. It is about context, intent, and personal values. Blanket statements ignore the complexity of human choice."
Nkembaby Chukwurah said:
"Fr, let me remind you that you'll sit at the confessional for a very long time ooo.
"So many people watched it many times.
"All of us will come for confession in your parish."
Jude Sunday said:
"😂😂😂😂 I laughed in Swahili..it means that about 80% of Nigerians on Facebook will go for confession including priests...I no go lie for you, I watched it 3 times immediately when I saw the video..."
Anthony Tade said:
"If you read the headline earlier and later search for the video to understand what you read, is confession needed Padre? 😂"
Okeke Kayci Kenechukwu said:
"Brezz that we were playing with as kids while breastfeeding has now suddenly become a sin that we saw it ... Well, I'm still in my toddler mode oo, I no follow una grow up oo."
U.E. Odimegwu said:
"Queue go long for Saturday confession.
"I go carry all my friends come."
FG's order to Ibom Air after incident
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the federal government of Nigeria had given an order to Ibom Air about passengers' conduct after the viral incident involving Comfort Emmanson.
The Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo said in a statement on Monday that, although it was acceptable to record the incident for use as evidence in court, it was "totally unacceptable" to make the clip publicly available, especially when it included indecent exposure.
Keyamo discussed the viral incident, stating that the accused passenger was placed under remand because she was unable to provide sufficient sureties in court.
Source: Legit.ng
