AN Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, struck out unruly behaviour and assault charges brought against an Ibom Air passenger, Comfort Emmason, following police’s withdrawal of the case.
On August 11, Emmason was remanded in a Correctional Centre over a five-count charge of unruly behaviour and assault, due to an incident onboard an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos on Sunday.
At the resumed hearing, the Magistrate, Mr Olanrewaju Salami, advised Emmason to exercise wisdom in her future actions, noting, “You might not be this fortunate in another matter.
“I hope you will learn from this experience and become a better person.” He, therefore struck out the charge and discharged Emmason.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Oluwabunmi Adeitan, informed the court that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos Airport Command, had requested for the withdrawal of the charge due to new developments.
She stated that the police would unconditionally withdraw the charges, which contravened Sections 4(1)(a), 170(1)(a) and 350 of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Bye-Law 2005 and the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Adeitan tendered the withdrawal application to the court, which was admitted as evidence. The defence counsel, Mr Adams Atakpa, said the defence had no objection to the prosecution’s application.
