By Deborah Nnamdi
A Magistrate’s Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday discharged Comfort Emmanson, the Ibom Air passenger previously accused of unruly conduct and assault during a flight.
Presiding Magistrate Olanrewaju Salami struck out the five-count charge after the police formally withdrew the case.
Emmanson had faced allegations of disrupting the peace on board, assaulting a crew member, and behaving in a manner likely to cause a breach of public order. She had pleaded not guilty during her arraignment.
At Wednesday’s hearing, Police Prosecutor Oluwabunmi Adeitan told the court that both the complainant and the airline were no longer interested in pursuing the matter. She applied for the case to be withdrawn based on instructions from police authorities.
Magistrate Salami granted the request and ordered Emmanson’s discharge.
