Court discharges Ibom Air passenger as police withdraw charges
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court has discharged an air passenger, Comfort Emmanson, of unruly behaviour and assault charges brought against her by the police.
Magistrate Olanrewaju Salami on August 11, remanded Ms Emmanson in a correctional centre for allegedly assaulting flight crew onboard an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos.
At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, Mr Salami discharged Ms Emmason following the withdrawal of the five-count charge brought against her by the police.
The prosecutor, Inspector Oluwabunmi Adeitan, informed the court of the new developments warranting the case withdrawal and submitted an application which the court accepted.
(NAN)
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