Ibom Air vs Emmanson: I Was On The Plane; Ogebe SAN Narrates What Truly Happened

Emmanson

By David Ogebe

So, I was on the infamous Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos on 10 August 20225 at 1:20pm. I sat in seat 14B, the aisle seat on the left side of the emergency exit row of the Plane. Miss. Emmanson sat across the aisle immediately to my right on the corresponding emergency exit row aisle seat (that should be seat 14C or D depending on how the seats were numbered). Considering it was a small aircraft, it could be said that we sat about two feet apart, so I was privy, first hand, to all that transpired before take off, and upon landing until I exited the plane before the entire drama began. I will detail hereunder what transpired, suffice to say, at no time did Miss. Emmanson refuse to switch off her phone for take off.

Disclaimer

It is important to state that before meeting Miss. Emmanson on the aircraft by pure happenstance, I had never met her before. She is a complete stranger to me. In the same vein I have never met any of the Ibom Air hostesses before Friday, to the best of my knowledge, and I am only speaking out now out of a moral duty and civic responsibility to speak the truth so that everyone, whether highly placed or not, highly connected or not, can be treated fairly and justly in all circumstances. I must also state immediately that I do not condone or endorse the acts of violence and disorderliness exhibited by Miss. Emmanson has been seen in various videos circulating in the media space. It is not justified.

Unjustified Humiliation and Provocation By an Ibom Air Hostess

There were only two air hostesses on the plane, which I presume was a result of the size of the plane. One of the hostesses approached us and gave us the regular briefing for passengers sitting on the emergency exit. This hostess was exceptionally kind, polite and amiable. I will refer to her henceforth as hostess 1. After the briefing, she asked Miss. Emmanson politely twice to switch off her phone. I noticed thereafter that Miss. Emmanson was fiddling with her phone with some uncertainty.