The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said it had invited Ibo Air passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, and Ibom Air cabin crew member, Juliana Edward, for continued investigation over the August 10 incident aboard the airline from Uyo to Lagos airports.
The agency’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr. Michael Achimugu, announced this yesterday at the ongoing Emergency National Civil Aviation Security Committee and stakeholders’ meeting, convened by the NCAA.
Addressing reporters after presenting a paper at the meeting, Achimugu said the NCAA had spoken with Emmanson and invited her and the cabin crew members for further investigation on the incident.
He said: “I spoke with Ms. Emmanson this morning. We are also inviting the Ibom Air cabin crew members for continued investigation on the incident. They will be here tomorrow (Wednesday).”
The NCAA DG noted that the pilot-in-command on touching down at the Lagos Airport did not immediately invite the security operatives because the issue seemed to have been settled in Uyo.
According to him, when the aircraft landed, Ms. Emmansoon visited the restroom, which made her the last to disembark from the aircraft on the day of the incident.
Achimugu assured all that the NCAA would conduct further investigation on the matter to get all the details.