Sometimes a little compassion goes a long way, and Nigeria’s Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo just proved that perfectly.
In what feels like a breath of fresh air in our often rigid system, he’s decided to give second chances to two people who found themselves in serious trouble over airport incidents.
Remember Comfort Emmanson? She’s the passenger who ended up behind bars at Kirikiri Prison after that messy incident on an Ibom Air flight back in August.
Well, she’s about to walk free this week, thanks to the Minister stepping in.
Keyamo shared on X (formerly Twitter) that after talking with everyone involved, he convinced Ibom Air to drop their criminal complaint against her.
Apparently, Emmanson showed real remorse when questioned by police – her lawyer was right there with her – and sometimes that genuine regret is worth more than punishment.
Even better news? The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) had slapped her with a lifetime flight ban – but they agreed to lift it after the Minister asked them to reconsider.
As for Fuji music legend KWAM 1 (that’s Wasiu Ayinde Marshall for those keeping track), his story got a happy twist too.
Instead of whatever lengthy ban he was facing, Keyamo cut it down to just one month.
But here’s the interesting part – they want him to become an ambassador for airport security protocol.
The NCAA is also dropping their criminal case against him, and the ValueJet pilots who got caught up in the drama?
Their licenses are coming back after a one-month break and some additional training.
