Kwam 1, Emmanson: NCAA Responds To Accusations Of Selective Justice

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has responded to allegations of selective justice in the way it handled two cases of alleged breach of aviation regulations involving two different Nigerians.

The two cases are that of Comfort Emmanson, a female passenger who allegedly assaulted Ibom Air crew members, and Fuji music legend Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as Kwam 1, who reportedly disrupted a ValueJet flight in Abuja last week.

While the former is currently remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, no such action was taken against the latter.

NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mike Achimugu, responded to the allegations of selective justice while appearing on a Channel’s programme The Morning Brief today.

His words: “There is no comparison here; it’s not a case of oranges and oranges.

“In the Kwam1 incident, the airline did not activate its rights to take the passenger to court, so the NCAA did what it was supposed to do by petitioning the authorities to petition the passenger.

“In the Ibom Air incident, maybe because their staff had been assaulted, the airline immediately activated its right to take up the matter, and it went to court.”

Achimugu said contrary to earlier reports, that Kwam 1 was actually banned indefinitely, and not for six-months as some have reported

The matter however is still under investigation, he stated.

Stating the association’s stiff opposition to issues capable of limiting capacity of airlines, he said this was informed by the high capital requirements leasing aircraft.

He added: “We have a lot of flight disruptions in Nigeria because we lack capacity. There aren’t enough aircraft in the country at the moment to meet passenger demand. So, while managing the limited capacity we have, any risk to an aircraft is unacceptable. People spend huge sums leasing or buying aircraft — do you want to destroy them?

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“If anything had happened to that plane yesterday, would she have been able to afford the repairs, beyond the cost?” he asked.

But why was it necessary to remove the Passenger just like some have queried.

He said the reason was because the aircraft was scheduled for another flight, and needed to avoid further disruptions.

“The point I am trying to make is that no matter the provocation, rest assured that you can always file your complaints with the NCAA, and it will be dealt with. On our part, we will ensure to see the end of it and that there is fairness on every side.”

The Eagle reports that while Ayinde allegedly obstructing ValueJet’s Flight VK 201 morning service, Emmanson allegedly caused a stir, slapping and kicking officials of Ibom Air on a scheduled flight.