Mary Njoku Slams Ibom Air Over Stripping, Online Exposure of Female Passenger

|Oko-Echem Agnes

Nollywood actress Mary Njoku has condemned the treatment of Comfort Emmanson, the female passenger forcibly removed from an Ibom Air flight, calling the incident a “gross violation” of her dignity.

In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Njoku said while she understood the need to remove a passenger from a flight if necessary, the alleged decision to strip Emmanson and circulate the footage online was unacceptable.

“I understand removing her from the plane, that’s not the issue,” Njoku wrote. “What I cannot understand is stripping her while doing so and then putting it all over the internet.”

The actress questioned the professionalism of the airline or airport personnel involved, stating, “I refuse to believe that dehumanizing someone, stripping a woman naked, and broadcasting it online is part of their training—no matter what crime she may have committed.”

Njoku demanded that the passenger be compensated for the “damage done to her life and dignity,” stressing that such actions erode public trust in air travel protocols.