Usher Kwam 1 into Kirikiri too, Obi blasts as Ibom Air disruptive passenger Emmanson is remanded in prison

By Kingston Magare 11.8.2025
Former Anambra State governor and presidential aspirant Peter Obi has lashed at the government for its double standard in the remand of Miss Comfort Emmanson at the Kirikiri correctional centre, while Wasiu Ayinde Mashall a.k.a Kwam 1 is walking free.
Miss Emmanson became hostile to Ibom Air crew members during a flight from Uyo to Lagos after she asked to switch off her phone, she was arrested when the plane laned in Lagos and promptly charged to court and taken to Kirikiri Correctional centre.
But no such charge was brought against Kwam 1 who committed a similar offence last week, by refusing to adhere to aviation rules and standing in front of a taxing ValueJet Airline bound from Abuja to Lagos and causing a global outrage.
Reacting to the development Obi posted on his X social media page.
“It is unacceptable that she was hurriedly taken to court and remanded, while someone who visibly held a plane from taking off and put hundreds of lives at risk is still at large, with government agencies and some state officials speaking up for him to be forgiven.
“This case is not just about one young woman; it is about the double standards that poison our justice system. Justice in Nigeria must never be about who is poor or powerless versus who has influence or access to government officials.
“While Ms. Comfort Emmanson is in jail, the other offender who committed a more severe offence has not been held to the same standard. He has neither been arrested nor arraigned in any court.