Dare Babalola
Comfort Emmanson, the passenger accused of unruly behaviour and assault aboard an Ibom Air flight has been discharged.
Emmanson was discharged on Wednesday by Magistrate Olanrewaju Salami of an Ikeja Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos State.
Emmason was cleared following the withdrawal of the five charges preferred against her by the police.
Recall that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, (SAN), had earlier announced the decisions following consultations with stakeholders in the aviation sector.
Emmason was arraigned on Monday before the court and after being granted bail in the sum of N500,000, with two sureties in like sum, she was remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre as she couldn’t meet her bail conditions.
At the resumed hearing of the case, the prosecution, Oluwabunmi Adeitan, informed the court that there were new developments that necessitated the withdrawal of the case.
She tendered an application to the court for the withdrawal of the case, which was admitted by the court.
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