We Are Not Responsible For Leaked Video Of Passenger’s Indecent Exposure – Ibom Air

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ibom Air has denied responsibility for releasing a viral video which showed a passenger in a state of indecent exposure in a recent in-flight dispute.

The airline’s Group Manager for Marketing and Communications, Aniekan Essienette, made this known in an interview with TVC News on Monday, as he clarified that the incident happened on one of their flights, the video was not shared by any Ibom Air staff.

The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, had called for sanctions against any Ibom Air staff member who is responsible for leaking the footage.

The minister stated that while filming the incident for use as evidence in court was appropriate, releasing footage which showed indecent exposure to the public is “totally unacceptable”.

Reacting, Essienette stated that despite the fact that the recording was made onboard in one of the airline’s aircraft, many  people in the area were not Ibom Air employees.

“As much as the video was taken on board, we had several other people who were not Ibom Air employees around the vicinity. So, anyone could have taken that video,” she said.

“I can tell you categorically that the video was not released by us. It is rather unfortunate that it has gone viral.

“We do not condone such indecent exposure, so we would not have been the ones to release it.”

The manager disclosed that the passenger was forcefully removed from the aircraft after she resisted instructions to disembark.

“She had tried to come out earlier, but she was restrained because of some activities that had happened behind the scenes, and eventually, the pilot in command had to call security,” Essienette said.

“For us to ensure that security takes her directly off the plane, our crew had to restrain her for a bit, and we saw what resulted after that happened.”

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