Speaker 1: There is still no peace in sight. After nearly three
Speaker 1: hours of meeting held in Anchorage City in Alaska, a
Speaker 1: state in the United States US between President Vladimir Putin
Speaker 1: of Russia and President Donald Trump of the United States
Speaker 1: over the war Russia launched since twenty twenty two in Ukraine,
Speaker 1: which has led to thousands of deaths, mostly Ukrainians, which
Speaker 1: President Vladimir Zelensky of Ukraine, who was not invited for
Speaker 1: the meeting on Friday, in a statement, said that it
Speaker 1: was time to end the war, but Russia must take
Speaker 1: the necessary steps to a genuine peace steal And. While
Speaker 1: commenting on the statement made by the President of Poland
Speaker 1: Karl Navroky on Friday via x social media platform to
Speaker 1: mark Poland Armed Forces Day, which coincided with the day
Speaker 1: Putin and Trump met in Alaska, President Zelenski said that
Speaker 1: Ukraine's independence strengthens Poland's independence and we must always remember
Speaker 1: that the miracle on the Vistula was made possible through
Speaker 1: joint efforts and it saved Europe and The Polish President
Speaker 1: Karl Navoki had said that today we celebrate the one
Speaker 1: hundred fifth anniversary of the Great Polish victory at the
Speaker 1: Battle of Warsaw in nineteen twenty, the Polish Army, together
Speaker 1: with Ukrainian forces, successfully repelled the Red Army's westward march,
Speaker 1: safeguarding Europe from a communist revolution. For centuries, Russian imperialism
Speaker 1: has been a mortal threat to our freedom. Poland's political
Speaker 1: tradition teaches that Russian expansionism rests on a legacy of
Speaker 1: domestic despotism, in which the only freeman is the ruler himself.
Speaker 1: But precisely because Russian despotism is the enemy of freedom,
Speaker 1: Russian imperialism can only be defeated through an alliance of
Speaker 1: free peoples. My nation halted Russian imperialism at Usha fifteen fourteen,
Speaker 1: Klashido one thousand, six hundred ten and Warsaw nineteen twenty.
Speaker 1: It was probably a sinnature of world attention when Air
Speaker 1: Force one and Russia presidential aircraft officially wheeled down a
Speaker 1: joint and bas Seldendorf as President Donald Trump and President
Speaker 1: Vladimir Putin met face to face for the first time
Speaker 1: since the war in Ukraine started on February twenty fourth,
Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, and the Friday meeting marked the first
Speaker 1: time President Vladimir Putin of Russia was stepping on western
Speaker 1: country soil since he launched the war against Ukraine. He
Speaker 1: was able to meet Trump in Alaska because the US
Speaker 1: is not a member country of the International Criminal Court
Speaker 1: Ices that issued a warrant of arrest against the Kremlin
Speaker 1: leader since twenty twenty three over alleged war crime in Ukraine.
Speaker 1: It would be recalled that the Russian President Vladimir Putin
Speaker 1: did not attend the twenty twenty five annual Brazil, Russia, India,
Speaker 1: China and South Africa Summit known as Bricks Summit in
Speaker 1: Brazil due to concerns over an International Criminal Court warrant
Speaker 1: for his arrest in connection with alleged war crimes committed
Speaker 1: in Ukraine. According to the Kremlin aid Yuri Yashikov, President
Speaker 1: Vladimir Putin did not attend the summit due to certain
Speaker 1: difficulties in the context of the ICC requirement, adding in
Speaker 1: that context, the Brazilian government could not take a clear
Speaker 1: position that would allow our president to participate in this meeting. Instead,
Speaker 1: the Russian leader joined his Bricks colleagues via video link.
Speaker 1: Futen was declared a war crimes suspect since the ICC
Speaker 1: named him in a March twenty twenty three arrest warrant
Speaker 1: over the mass deportation of Ukrainian children. Russia stands accused
Speaker 1: of abducting and deporting tens of thousands of Ukrainian children,
Speaker 1: with many victims reportedly subjected to ideological indoctrination to rob
Speaker 1: them of the Ukrainian heritage and impose a Russian national identity.
Speaker 1: The alleged mass abductions, according to observers, may qualify as
Speaker 1: genocide according to the nineteen forty eight United Nations Genocide Convention,
Speaker 1: which identifies forcibly transferring children of the group to another
Speaker 1: group as one of five internationally recognized acts of genocide.
Speaker 1: As a signatory too the Roman Statute that established the
Speaker 1: icc Brazil would have been obliged to arrest Putin if
Speaker 1: he entered the country. Addressing the ICCA warrant in twenty
Speaker 1: twenty three, Brazilian President Lewis In or cho Lula dar
Speaker 1: Silva initially dismissed talk of detaining the Russian president, before
Speaker 1: backtracking and distancing himself from the issue. If Kutin decides
Speaker 1: to go to Brazil, it's the justice system that will
Speaker 1: take the decision over whether he should be arrested, not
Speaker 1: the government or Congress. Lula stated. Kutin faced similar uncertainty
Speaker 1: two years ago ahead of the annual gathering of Bricks Leaders,
Speaker 1: which was then being hosted by South Africa. The South
Speaker 1: African authorities reportedly came under considerable pressure from their Russian
Speaker 1: colleagues to provide assurances that the Kremlin dictator could travel
Speaker 1: to the August twenty twenty three event without fear of arrest.
Speaker 1: Russia has made it clear that arresting its sitting president
Speaker 1: would be a declaration of war. South African President Cyril
Speaker 1: Ramaphosis stated then in the build up to the summit,
Speaker 1: the African country was ultimately unable to offer any guarantees,
Speaker 1: forcing Putin to abandon his plans to attend the summit
Speaker 1: in South Africa. Fox News reported that the Russian President
Speaker 1: Vladimir Putin makes a rare public appearance of the monument
Speaker 1: honoring US cooperation during World War II just hours before
Speaker 1: his summit with President Trump on Friday, and after the
Speaker 1: summit in Alaska, local media showed a video of President
Speaker 1: Putin kneeling at every Soviet pilot grave in Alaska as
Speaker 1: both leaders met on the tarmac of the US military
Speaker 1: base airport. A flyover of American military planes passed overhead,
Speaker 1: including fighter jets and what appeared to be a B
Speaker 1: two stealth bomber. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir
Speaker 1: Putin emerged from a nearly three hour meeting on the
Speaker 1: Ukraine War and gave public statements, but left without announcing
Speaker 1: any agreement or cease fire, and they refused to take
Speaker 1: questions from the press. US fighter jets were seen escorting
Speaker 1: Vladimir Putin's plane out of Alaska after the summit with Trump.
Speaker 1: The Kremlin posted a video on Telegram appearing to show
Speaker 1: at least two USF twenty two fighter jets escorting the
Speaker 1: Russian president's plane out of Alaska following talks with Donald Trump.
Speaker 1: There's no deal until there's a deal, Trump said. The
Speaker 1: White House had said there would be a news conference
Speaker 1: after the closed door meeting, but both men walked off
Speaker 1: stage without taking any questions. Trump hosted the summit at
Speaker 1: a military base in Alaska in an audacious bid to
Speaker 1: brok her a peace deal and stop a three year
Speaker 1: war with Ukraine and its ever rising body count. It
Speaker 1: was not immediately clear what was agreed upon in the talks.
Speaker 1: We didn't get there, but we have a very good
Speaker 1: chance of getting there, Trump said. President Donald Trump added
Speaker 1: va a post that a great and very successful day
Speaker 1: in Alaska. It was determined by all that the best
Speaker 1: way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine
Speaker 1: is to go directly to a peace agreement. President Zelenski
Speaker 1: will be coming to d C the Oval Office on Monday.
Speaker 1: While President Putin and Trump were on the way to
Speaker 1: meet in Alaska, Voladimir Zelensky of Ukraine, in a number
Speaker 1: of press statements made available via his verified ex social
Speaker 1: media account, said he held a staff meeting to discuss
Speaker 1: three key issues the front, particularly the Pokrosk sector. We
Speaker 1: are countering the attempts of Russian forces to gain a
Speaker 1: foothold and increasing the pressure of our units on the occupier.
Speaker 1: We are succeeding. Units of the seventy ninth and eighty
Speaker 1: second Air Assault Brigades are operating very effectively in the
Speaker 1: Domropilia area. Today, a decision was made to further reinforce
Speaker 1: this and other areas in the Danyesk region. Special attention
Speaker 1: was paid to positions in the Zaporigia region. I thank
Speaker 1: all our warriors for their resilience. The Russian Army continues
Speaker 1: to suffer significant losses in its attempts to secure more
Speaker 1: favorable political positions for the Russian leadership at the meeting
Speaker 1: in Alaska. We understand this plan and are informing our
Speaker 1: partners about the real situation. We also discuss today the
Speaker 1: development of the contract system in the defense forces and
Speaker 1: the funding of Ukraine's defense and security forces for twenty
Speaker 1: twenty five twenty twenty six. Under any circumstances, our army
Speaker 1: will be ready to respond effectively and swiftly to threats
Speaker 1: to Ukrainian statehood. The priority is the development of a
Speaker 1: contract army. Today, I also expect a report from our
Speaker 1: intelligence on the current intentions of the Russian side and
Speaker 1: its preparations for the meeting in Alaska. Indeed high stakes.
Speaker 1: The key thing is that this meeting should open up
Speaker 1: a real path toward a just peace and the substantive
Speaker 1: discussion between leaders in a trilateral format US Ukraine, the
Speaker 1: United States and the Russian side. It is time to
Speaker 1: end the war and the necessary steps must be taken
Speaker 1: by Russia. We are counting on America. We are ready
Speaker 1: as always to work as productively as possible. I held
Speaker 1: a meeting with the government team, the Office and the
Speaker 1: Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council to discuss
Speaker 1: our diplomatic work the highest priority areas. In particular, we
Speaker 1: address the funding of Ukraine's defense forces, auditing the effectiveness
Speaker 1: of coalitions with partners, special formats, the substance of our
Speaker 1: bilateral relations in key global areas, and our work at
Speaker 1: the EU level. I instructed that the foreign policy plan
Speaker 1: be updated for the period through the end of the
Speaker 1: year on Monday. I expect the updated plan to be
Speaker 1: presented with a neighbour like Russia. Only the co operation
Speaker 1: of free nations can effectively protect each of them. We
Speaker 1: value Poland's support for Ukraine. Ukraine's independence strengthens Poland's independence,
Speaker 1: and we must always remember that the Miracle on the
Speaker 1: Vistula was made possible through joint efforts and it saved Europe.
Speaker 1: In the same way, Ukrainians have been defending our state
Speaker 1: in the full scale war for four years by repelling
Speaker 1: the Russian army in Ukraine, Nakiv, in the Sumi, Kharkiv
Speaker 1: and Darniesk regions, as well as in the Black Sea.
Speaker 1: Ukrainians are truly ensuring the opportunity for all Europeans to
Speaker 1: live freely, free of Moscow's madness. I thank Poland for
Speaker 1: walking along this path shoulder to shoulder with us. Congratulations
Speaker 1: on Polish Armed Forces Day, and best wishes for our
Speaker 1: and your independence to always remain strong. President Karol Navroki
Speaker 1: of Poland had said that today we celebrate the one
Speaker 1: hundred and fifth anniversary of the Great Polish victory. At
Speaker 1: the Battle of Warsaw in nineteen twenty, the Polish Army,
Speaker 1: together with Ukrainian forces, successfully repelled the Red Armies westward March,
Speaker 1: safeguarding Europe from a communist revolution. For centuries, Russian imperialism
Speaker 1: has been a mortal threat to our freedom. Poland's political
Speaker 1: tradition teaches that Russian expansionism rests on a legacy of
Speaker 1: domestic despotism, in which the only free man is the
Speaker 1: ruler himself. But precisely because Russian despotism is the enemy
Speaker 1: of freedom, Russian imperialism can only be defeated through an
Speaker 1: alliance of free peoples. My nation halted Russian imperialism at
Speaker 1: Warsha fifteen fourteen, Klashino one thousand, six hundred ten and
Speaker 1: Warsaw nineteen twenty. The Polish people know that resisting Russian
Speaker 1: imperialism is not merely an economic matter. It concerns the
Speaker 1: very essence of human and national freedom. Freedom is priceless.
Speaker 1: It can neither be bought nor sold. It must be defended.
Speaker 1: This is the Polish tradition, stretching back to the fifteenth century.
Speaker 1: Light all who cherish freedom and peace to join my
Speaker 1: fellow polls on August fifteenth in celebrating the halting of
Speaker 1: despotism and the defense of liberty. WI co contestants in
Speaker 1: the last concluded general elections in Nigeria and former Governor
Speaker 1: of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has faulted President Bola Ahmed
Speaker 1: Tenubu trip to Brazil and also condemned the president frequent
Speaker 1: travel abroad at any slightest invitation and abandoned pressing issues
Speaker 1: of insecurity and other deplorable situations that make the nation bleeds. Specifically,
Speaker 1: Peter Obi said, the situation we find ourselves in is
Speaker 1: deeply worrisome. Our president, who has not found it worthy
Speaker 1: to visit any of our troubled states, takes joy in
Speaker 1: traveling to foreign countries at the slightest invitation or excuse,
Speaker 1: often departing several days even before the events he's invited to.
Speaker 1: The Presidency had in a statement on Wednesday, said that
Speaker 1: President Bola Tanubu will depart Abuja on Thursday, August fourteenth
Speaker 1: for a two nation trip to Japan and Brazil. The
Speaker 1: President will stop over in Dubai, United Arab Emirates before
Speaker 1: proceeding to Japan. In Japan, President Tanubu will attend the
Speaker 1: ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development TICAD nine in
Speaker 1: the city of Yokohama from August twentieth to twenty two
Speaker 1: with the theme co Create Innovative Solutions with Africa. TICAD
Speaker 1: nine will focus on Africa's economic transformation and improvements in
Speaker 1: the business environment and institutions through private investment and innovation.
Speaker 1: It will also promote a resilient and sustainable African society
Speaker 1: for human security, peace and STAB. In addition to attending
Speaker 1: cleanery sessions on themes linked to the conference, the Nigerian
Speaker 1: President will hold by lateral meetings and meet the chief
Speaker 1: executive offices of some Japanese companies with investments in Nigeria.
Speaker 1: Initiated in nineteen ninety three by the Japanese government and
Speaker 1: co hosted by the United Nations UNDP, the African Union Commission,
Speaker 1: and the World Bank. TICAD is a triennial conference held
Speaker 1: alternately in Japan and Africa. The last one took place
Speaker 1: in August twenty twenty two in Tunisia. The forum fosters
Speaker 1: high level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners.
Speaker 1: At the end of the TICAD nine, President Tanubu will
Speaker 1: leave for Brazilia, the capital of the Federated Republic of Brazil,
Speaker 1: on a two day state visit from Sunday, August twenty
Speaker 1: fourth to Monday August twenty fifth. This follows an invitation
Speaker 1: by the Brazilian President Luis Aetio lu La da Silva.
Speaker 1: While in Brazil, President Danubu will hold a bilateral meeting
Speaker 1: with his host and attender business forum with Brazilian investors.
Speaker 1: His delegation, comprising key ministers and senior officials, will explore
Speaker 1: opportunities to strengthen cooperation and sign agreements and memoranda of
Speaker 1: understanding maus with the Brazilian government. Bao on Anuga, special
Speaker 1: Advisor to the President on Information and Strategy, stated on
Speaker 1: August thirteenth, twenty twenty five. Peter Hoby, the Labor Party
Speaker 1: presidential candidate in the last concluded general elections in the
Speaker 1: West Africa country, in a statement on Thursday, said again,
Speaker 1: our president moves as the nation bleeds amid the deplorable
Speaker 1: state of our nation in all ramifications. We have a
Speaker 1: virtually indifferent president who has continued to display insensitivity to
Speaker 1: our situation. How can anyone explain that a president who
Speaker 1: came from Brazil recently and met with the President is
Speaker 1: returning to the same country, leaving the various degrees of
Speaker 1: challenges at home unresolved. The latest itinery of the president
Speaker 1: shows he will depart Abouja on Thursday, August fourteenth for
Speaker 1: a two nation trip to Japan and Brazil. The President
Speaker 1: will stop over in Dubai, United Arab Emirates before proceeding
Speaker 1: to Japan. In Japan, President Danubu will attend the ninth
Speaker 1: Tokyo International Conference on African Development TICAD nine in the
Speaker 1: city of Yokohama from August twentieth to twenty two. The
Speaker 1: itinery is silent on the president's return date to his
Speaker 1: visibly troubled nation. The situation we find ourselves in is
Speaker 1: deeply worrisome. Our President, who has not found it worthy
Speaker 1: to visit any of our troubled states, takes joy in
Speaker 1: traveling to foreign countries at the slightest invitationer excuse, often
Speaker 1: departing several days even before the events he's invited to.
Speaker 1: In his last trip, for instance, he had a one
Speaker 1: week six state visit to Saint Lucio before attending the
Speaker 1: Brick's Summit, where Nigeria was merely invited as an observer,
Speaker 1: though the role was dressed up as partner to the invitation,
Speaker 1: which was more significant. The leaders of actual member countries
Speaker 1: who attended only arrived a day or two at most
Speaker 1: for the event. Nigeria's insecurity situation, economic hardship, and human
Speaker 1: suffering have reached their peak. We are now counted among
Speaker 1: the most insecure nations, the most fragile economies, and the
Speaker 1: hungriest countries in the world. This dire reality demands the
Speaker 1: full attention of mister President, and his travels should be
Speaker 1: more within our troubled states and communities, spending time on
Speaker 1: the ground and taking decisive action to alleviate the people's suffering,
Speaker 1: rather than these overseas conferences that contribute little or no
Speaker 1: tangible value to our nation's woes, and where the trip
Speaker 1: is necessary at all, it could be attended in just
Speaker 1: a few days, rather than indulging in prolonged, unnecessary absences
Speaker 1: from a country that requires twenty four seven attention. What
Speaker 1: our nation needs now is security of lives and properties,
Speaker 1: economic stability, and ensuring that our people have food on
Speaker 1: their table. Our presidents plan trip of twelve days departing
Speaker 1: to day if necessary, should have been at most of
Speaker 1: five day trip as the event he was invited to
Speaker 1: in Japan commences on the twentieth. Nigeria to Day demands
Speaker 1: competent leadership with capacity and compassion to start dealing with
Speaker 1: the problems besetting it with the presence and sacrifice required.
Speaker 1: Mister President must, as a matter of urgency, commence towards
Speaker 1: of our states with the same enthusiasm he shows for
Speaker 1: jetting out of the country every month. These visits will
Speaker 1: enable him to see, listen, and learn more about what
Speaker 1: Nigerians are going through. Though Nigerians know that our huge
Speaker 1: problems cannot be solved overnight, they want to see one
Speaker 1: hundred percent effort and tireless commitment to solving them. Most importantly,
Speaker 1: our President must know that he's not a tourist but
Speaker 1: the chief executive of a troubled nation, so he must
Speaker 1: have consciousness, strict work schedules and a strict traveling schedule
Speaker 1: to show that he has a troubled country to quickly return.
Speaker 2: To Gingi Ingim.
Speaker 1: Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola
Speaker 1: Ahmed Tenubu, has ordered the Commissioner of Police in charge
Speaker 1: of Lagos Airport to withdraw the one sided and obviously
Speaker 1: biased court case the Nigeria Police Force may have wrongly
Speaker 1: instituted against a Nibom air passenger, Comfort Emanson, who was
Speaker 1: seen in viral videos retaliating and defending herself physically after
Speaker 1: a group of Ibam air personnel and Lagos Airport team
Speaker 1: had attacked her and provoked her to action. The FG
Speaker 1: position on the issue was made known by the Nigeria
Speaker 1: Minister of Aviation, Festus Kamo in a press release the
Speaker 1: Minister signed and made available few minutes ago. Although Festus
Speaker 1: Kmo reversed his self and acknowledged that the issue was
Speaker 1: a case of confrontation between the twenty six years old
Speaker 1: passenger and the staff of Ibom Airlines, who in The
Speaker 1: new press release admitted that the staff of Ibom Air
Speaker 1: and the Lagos Airport Authority team acted wrongly, but the
Speaker 1: minister did not state how the attacked passenger would be compensated,
Speaker 1: most especially when her chest sexual organs were seemed to
Speaker 1: be deliberately exposed after a suspected Ibom Airline staff pulled
Speaker 1: off and tore the passenger shirt with obvious intention to
Speaker 1: expose the passenger's nakedness. The action of the Federal government
Speaker 1: may ease the tension among millions of people who have
Speaker 1: accused the Nigeria Police Force our aiding and a vetting
Speaker 1: the Ibom Airline company to continue to attack and oppress
Speaker 1: the offended passenger, Comfort Bomb who is also identified as
Speaker 1: Comfort Emanson, by thus supporting the statement of Ibom Air management,
Speaker 1: who in their first press relief diast made statement that
Speaker 1: seems to have some level of deliberate falsehood and raising
Speaker 1: up a dead issue to win undue public sentiments manipulate
Speaker 1: the Nigeria Police forced to help them secure detention holding
Speaker 1: charge from the Lagos State Magistrate caught to further oppress
Speaker 1: and intimidate the attacked passenger. Specifically, Ibom Air stated in
Speaker 1: her first press released that shortly after the plane landed
Speaker 1: at Lagos Airport, the passenger waited for every other passenger
Speaker 1: on board the plane to disembark, and thereafter, without provocation,
Speaker 1: went to one of the plane hostesses, Juliana Edward. The
Speaker 1: IBOM Air management described as purser, stepped on her forcibly,
Speaker 1: tore off her wig, removed her glasses and threw it
Speaker 1: to the floor, and used her footwear to assault her.
Speaker 1: She slapped her several times, and when the other cabin
Speaker 1: crew member tried to intervene, she slapped her too. She
Speaker 1: then attempted to forcibly remove a fire extinguisher to use
Speaker 1: as a weapon, an act that could have damaged and
Speaker 1: grounded the aircraft. Soon after the IBOM Air management released
Speaker 1: the statement on Monday, her video surfaced on the Internet
Speaker 1: that probably invalidated the statement of the IBOM Air management
Speaker 1: and stood out as an acceptable evidence that the management
Speaker 1: of IBOMB eer people who may be rightly described as
Speaker 1: pathological liars who probably believed in telling lies as a
Speaker 1: way of managing crisis and handling difficult customers relations, has
Speaker 1: seen in the viral video that surfaced the internet after
Speaker 1: the apparent falsehood of Ibom Air Management. The attacked passenger
Speaker 1: was seen politely telling the air hostess Juliana Edward to
Speaker 1: leave the doorway so that she can disembark from the plane.
Speaker 1: The senior aggressor in this matter, the air Hostess Juliana Edward,
Speaker 1: refused to yield to the appeal of the passenger, and
Speaker 1: IBOM Air Management in their first press release, confirmed that
Speaker 1: the air hostess Juliana Edward deliberately blocked the doorway to
Speaker 1: prevent the passenger from disembarking the aircraft, and in the
Speaker 1: viral video, the attached wighair on the head of the
Speaker 1: air hostess was still seen on her head and intact
Speaker 1: while the passenger was telling her to leave the doorway
Speaker 1: so that she can pass. Obviously, this is in contrary
Speaker 1: to the seemly deliberate falsehood painted and stated in black
Speaker 1: and white by the Ibom Air management that the air
Speaker 1: hostess attached wig hair was destroyed by the passenger without provocation. Also,
Speaker 1: the attached wig hair on the passenger head and the
Speaker 1: jacket she was putting on were still intact as at
Speaker 1: the time she was telling the apparent aggressor the air
Speaker 1: hostess to leave the door and another viral video later
Speaker 1: showed both the air hostess and the passenger dragging at
Speaker 1: the point of the plane divider cotton and at this time,
Speaker 1: as seen in the video, both the passenger and air
Speaker 1: hostess wig hair were pulled off, including the passenger jacket
Speaker 1: she was putting on to cover her body completely. The
Speaker 1: natural hair on their heads could now be seen as
Speaker 1: they continued to drag each other at the plane doorway,
Speaker 1: and IBOM Air management, in trying to seemly win undue
Speaker 1: public sentiments, raised up a dead issue of a minor
Speaker 1: quarrel the passenger had with the air hostess and co
Speaker 1: passenger over the passenger alleged initial refusal to switch off
Speaker 1: her phone during the plane take off at Uyo Airport.
Speaker 1: The IBOM Air management in the press release confirmed that
Speaker 1: the minor quarrel the passenger had with the air hostess
Speaker 1: and co passenger over switching off phone at Uyo Airport
Speaker 1: was already a dead issue and the action of the
Speaker 1: passenger never led to threat of aviation safety or violation
Speaker 1: of aviation safety procedures. Hence, the passenger was not the
Speaker 1: plane at Uyo Airport, but we don't know why the
Speaker 1: management of Ibom Air decided to advertise and bring up
Speaker 1: the minor quarrel as a way to seemly win public
Speaker 1: sentiments to cover up the true picture of a separate
Speaker 1: event that occurred between the passenger and the air hostess
Speaker 1: when the plane landed at Lagos Airport, and the Nigeria
Speaker 1: Police Force in the five count charges filed against the
Speaker 1: passenger at the Akeja Magistrate Court in Lagos State, did
Speaker 1: not state or even mention the event that occurred at
Speaker 1: Uyo Airport before the plane took off. Announcing them withdrawal
Speaker 1: day early morning, the Nigeria Minister of Aviation, Festus Kmo
Speaker 1: said and in quotes that one in the last forty
Speaker 1: eight hours, I have been in consultation with critical stakeholders
Speaker 1: in the aviation sector and those involved in the unfortunate
Speaker 1: incidents regarding the unruly behaviors of certain individuals at our
Speaker 1: airports of recent two. Though regrettable, we think valuable lessons
Speaker 1: have been learned by all sides to these incidents, and
Speaker 1: airport security protocol especially have been well highlighted for the
Speaker 1: traveling public. If nothing at all, the episodes have undoubtedly
Speaker 1: helped to raise public awareness about appropriate conduct within the
Speaker 1: aviation space. Three. As highlighted in my previous statements on
Speaker 1: the last two incidents, clear wrongs were committed by both
Speaker 1: the offending passengers and staff of the airlines involved. From
Speaker 1: all the evidence available to us in those available to
Speaker 1: the public, it is clear that all the actors involved
Speaker 1: cannot continue to highlight the injury or injustice done to
Speaker 1: them without acknowledging their own equal culpability. Five. Therefore, after
Speaker 1: reviewing the entire incidents, including appeals made by well meaning
Speaker 1: individuals and remorse shown by the actors, the following decisions
Speaker 1: have been reached. A. In the case of the unruly
Speaker 1: passenger comfort Emnson on the Ibom Airline on Sunday, the
Speaker 1: tenth of August twenty twenty five, I have conferred with
Speaker 1: Ibom Airline to withdraw the complaint against her. Today, when
Speaker 1: the police took her statement in presence of her lawyer,
Speaker 1: she exhibited great remorse for her conduct. B. Subsequent to
Speaker 1: the withdrawal of the complaint by the complainant, the CP
Speaker 1: of Airport Command and the Police Prosecutor will immediately take
Speaker 1: the remaining steps to facilitate her release from Kirikiri Prisons.
Speaker 1: Within this week. C I have also conferred with the
Speaker 1: leadership of the Airline Operators of Nigeria AON and have
Speaker 1: appealed to them to lift the lifetime flying ban imposed
Speaker 1: on her, to which they agreed. The details of the
Speaker 1: resolution will be made public by the AON subsequently d
Speaker 1: In the case of quam Ie, the NC Double A
Speaker 1: is to reduce his flag ban to a one month period.
Speaker 1: FAAAN will also work with the music star with a
Speaker 1: view to engaging him as an ambassador for proper airport
Speaker 1: security protocol going forward. E having publicly demonstrated penitence. The
Speaker 1: NC Double A is also to withdraw its criminal complaints
Speaker 1: against quam one earlier lodged with the police f In
Speaker 1: the case of Captain Olerantiagoye and the co pilot First
Speaker 1: Officer Ivan Oliver of Valujet, the NC Double A is
Speaker 1: to restore their licenses after the same period of one
Speaker 1: month ban after undergoing some mandatory professional reappraisal. The details
Speaker 1: will be announced by the NC Double A. Six. I
Speaker 1: have directed all relevant aviation agencies, in collaboration with other
Speaker 1: complementary agencies outside aviation, to immediately begin a retreat next
Speaker 1: week to properly retrain and prepare our aviation security personnel
Speaker 1: on how to deal with errant and disruptive passengers and
Speaker 1: how to escalate potentially explosive situations. The retreat will be
Speaker 1: fully covered by the press with the opportunity to ask
Speaker 1: all the relevant questions. The airlines will also have their
Speaker 1: own session when the conduct and attitude of their staff
Speaker 1: towards members of the travelling public will be in full focus. Eight.
Speaker 1: These above decisions were taken by government and the airline
Speaker 1: operators purely on compassionate grounds, as Government will never pander
Speaker 1: to base sentiments, politically motivated views or warped legal opinions
Speaker 1: when clear encroachment of our laws are involved. Nine. We
Speaker 1: are also sending a clear message that we take safety
Speaker 1: and security in the aviation sector very seriously and we
Speaker 1: have decided to draw a line after these clements. Nigeria
Speaker 1: Police Force, in the five count charges filed against the
Speaker 1: female passenger of IBOM are stated that count one that
Speaker 1: you comfort Bob on the ten day of August twenty
Speaker 1: twenty five, at about fourteen thirty hours while on board
Speaker 1: IBAM aircraft number s nb x P parked of Matala
Speaker 1: Mohammad Airport, Terminal two m m A two per Keja
Speaker 1: in the Alkeja Magisterial District, did behave in an unruly
Speaker 1: and disorderly manner by shouting on top of your voice,
Speaker 1: abusing and assaulting the flight crew, and refusing to disembark
Speaker 1: from the aircraft after landing, and thereby committed an offense
Speaker 1: contrary two Section four one unpunishable under Section four two
Speaker 1: of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria f a A N
Speaker 1: by Law two thousand and five, count two, that you
Speaker 1: can fort Bob on the same date, time and place
Speaker 1: in the aforementioned magisterial district, did assault one Juliana Edward
Speaker 1: by slapping and hitting her cheeks with your right hand,
Speaker 1: and thereby commeted an offense contrary to Section one hundred
Speaker 1: and seventy one a b unpunishable under Section one hundred
Speaker 1: and seventy two of the Criminal Law of Legos, State
Speaker 1: of Nigeria, twenty fifteen, Count three, that you comfort Bob
Speaker 1: on the same date and place at about fourteen fifty
Speaker 1: hours in the aforementioned magisterial district, did assault one Joppam
Speaker 1: Sagon by hitting her face with your slippers, and thereby
Speaker 1: committed an o'flin's contrary to section one hundred and seventy
Speaker 1: one a b unpunishable under section one hundred and seventy
Speaker 1: two of the Criminal Law of Lagos, State of Nigeria,
Speaker 1: twenty fifteen, count four, that you comfort Bob on the
Speaker 1: same date, time and place in the aforementioned magisterial district,
Speaker 1: did wilfully damage the aircraft divide a cotton value two thousand,
Speaker 1: five hundred U S dollars two thousand, five hundred dollars
Speaker 1: belonging too Ibom Airline, and thereby committed an offense contrary
Speaker 1: to unpunishable under section three hundred and fifty of the
Speaker 1: Criminal Laws of Legos, State of Nigeria, twenty fifteen, Count five,
Speaker 1: that you comfort Bob on the same date, time and
Speaker 1: place in the aforementioned magisterial district, did wilfully damaged one
Speaker 1: raided whig by dragging and tearing the whig valued one
Speaker 1: hundred and ten thousand naira one hundred and ten thousand
Speaker 1: niras belonging to Juliana Edward, and thereby committed an offense
Speaker 1: contrary to unpunishable under section three hundred and fifty of
Speaker 1: the Criminal Laws of Legos, State of Nigeria, twenty fifteen.
Speaker 1: The Ibom Air management, in a press release issued on
Speaker 1: Monday entitled Incident involving an unruly Passenger on August tenth,
Speaker 1: twenty twenty five, said and in quotes that Iboma Air
Speaker 1: confirms that on Sunday, August tenth, twenty twenty five, an
Speaker 1: incident occurred on board hour Uyo Langos flight involving a passenger,
Speaker 1: Comfort Emanson, whose conduct posed a serious threat to the
Speaker 1: safety of our crew, passengers and aircraft. Shortly before takeoff
Speaker 1: from Muyo, Emanson was instructed, in line with standard aviation
Speaker 1: safety procedures, to switch off her mobile phone. She blundly
Speaker 1: refused to comply until the pilot in command made an announcement,
Speaker 1: after which a fellow passenger seated beside her took the
Speaker 1: phone and switched it off. This action prompted a verbal
Speaker 1: tirade from Emanson. The situation was eventually calmed and the
Speaker 1: flight departed as scheduled. Upon arrival in Lagos, Emanson waited
Speaker 1: for all other passengers to disembark and then proceeded to
Speaker 1: confront the purser who had earlier instructed her. She walked
Speaker 1: up to the unsuspecting purser stepped on her forcibly tore
Speaker 1: off her wig, removed her glasses and threw it the
Speaker 1: four and used her footwear to assault her. She slapped
Speaker 1: her several times, and when the other cabin crew member
Speaker 1: tried to intervene, she slapped her too. She then attempted
Speaker 1: to forcibly remove a fire extinguisher to use as a weapon,
Speaker 1: an act that could have damaged and grounded the aircraft.
Speaker 1: By this time, the pilot in command had alerted airport security.
Speaker 1: Before security could arrive, the purser, as seen on the
Speaker 1: viral video on the Internet, prevented the passenger from leaving
Speaker 1: the aircraft until security arrived. The arrival of Hibom Air
Speaker 1: security personnel did not deter the passenger, as she attacked
Speaker 1: him as well, lashing out violently at the security personnel.
Speaker 1: She was then restrained and removed from the aircraft by force.
Speaker 1: Even after disembarking, she continued to assault Hibom Air security
Speaker 1: personnel and even slapped the ground supervisor. The passenger was
Speaker 1: removed from the ramp and taken into custody by FAAM
Speaker 1: Security an handed over to the Nigeria Police Force for
Speaker 1: further investigation. Ibom Air has since submitted a report on
Speaker 1: the incident to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and placed
Speaker 1: a travel restriction on Emanson, who will no longer be
Speaker 1: permitted to fly on any of our aircraft. Ibom Air
Speaker 1: reiterates its zero tolerance policy towards any form of unruly
Speaker 1: or violent conduct that threatens the safety of passengers, crew
Speaker 1: or equipment. Such behavior will be met with the strongest
Speaker 1: possible response, including legal action and permanent restriction from our services.
Speaker 1: We commend the bravery and professionalism of our crew in
Speaker 1: handling this situation under extremely challenging circumstances, as well as
Speaker 1: the swift support from airport's security and the Nigeria Police.
Speaker 1: Safety remains our highest priority. We urge all passengers to
Speaker 1: comply with crew instructions at all times for the safety,
Speaker 1: security and comfort of everyone on board. Had reported that
Speaker 1: the Nigeria Aviation Minister, Festus Kamo says the Ministry has
Speaker 1: directed for the aviation staff who released the video footage
Speaker 1: containing the aspect of an Ibom Airlines passenger Comfort Emanson
Speaker 1: or Bob Scene in an indecent appearance with her chest
Speaker 1: sexual organs exposed. After the passenger shirt was torn by
Speaker 1: an Ibom Airline staff while security operatives were seen in
Speaker 1: the viral video dragging the aggrieved passenger out of the
Speaker 1: aircraft following an act of confrontation between the passenger and
Speaker 1: Ibom Airlines hostesses which one of the hostesses blocked the
Speaker 1: right of way of the passenger and prevented the passenger
Speaker 1: from disembarking from the plane, and after countless warning to
Speaker 1: the airline passenger to leave the road, the passenger went
Speaker 1: physical with the hostess by allegedly slapping her on the face,
Speaker 1: which the confrontation with the hostess apparently led to the
Speaker 1: alleged destruction of the plane divider cotton, which Ibom Airlines
Speaker 1: valued at two thousand, five hundred dollars as stated in
Speaker 1: count five of the five count charges the police filed
Speaker 1: against the passenger at a Keja magistrate caught in Lagos State.
Speaker 1: We had reported that a careful study of the viral
Speaker 1: video involving the Ibom Airline personnel, Legos Airport security operatives
Speaker 1: and an aggrieved passenger comfort emnson on board the airline
Speaker 1: plane on Sunday indicated that while the enraged passenger was
Speaker 1: being dragged off the plane by three men who held
Speaker 1: her two hands and legs, suspending her a little bit
Speaker 1: on the air. A lady putting on Ibom air corporate clothes,
Speaker 1: who was behind the camera lens, could be seen in
Speaker 1: the video to have approached the passenger at the door
Speaker 1: point of the plane while the passenger was about to
Speaker 1: be taking out, apparently dipped her hand towards the waist
Speaker 1: part of the passenger, untucked the passenger shirt from the trousers,
Speaker 1: grabbed and pulled the passenger's shirt towards her head, and
Speaker 1: in the process, the passenger shirt got tore and the
Speaker 1: passenger's chest, sexual organs or private parts were completely exposed.
Speaker 1: The action of the Ibom Airline staff appeared to be deliberate,
Speaker 1: as the airline female staff was not part of those
Speaker 1: dragging the passenger off the aircraft, and after the female
Speaker 1: passenger's body was exposed, the Ibom Airlines female staff never
Speaker 1: joined or assisted the security operatives to drag the passenger
Speaker 1: off the plane. This indicated that the motive of the
Speaker 1: female staff of Ibom Airline was solely to remove the
Speaker 1: passenger shirt and expose the aggrieved airline passenger to ridicule
Speaker 1: Quindi Un, Nigeria Aviation Minister Festus Caamo says the Ministry
Speaker 1: has directed for the aviation staff who released the video
Speaker 1: footage containing the aspect of an Ibom Airlines passenger Comfort
Speaker 1: Hemanson or Bob scene in an indecent appearance with her
Speaker 1: chest sexual organs exposed after the passenger shirt was torn
Speaker 1: by an Ibom Airline staff while security operatives were seen
Speaker 1: in the viral video dragging the aggrieved passenger out of
Speaker 1: the aircraft following an act of confrontation between the passenger
Speaker 1: and Ibom Airlines hostesses which one of the hostesses blocked
Speaker 1: the right of way of the passenger and prevented the
Speaker 1: passenger from disembarking from the plane and after countless warning
Speaker 1: to the airline passenger to leave the road, the passenger
Speaker 1: went physical with the hostess by allegedly slapping her on
Speaker 1: the face, which the confrontation with the hostess apparently led
Speaker 1: to the alleged destruction of the plane divider cotton, which
Speaker 1: Hibom Airlines valued at two thousand, five hundred dollars as
Speaker 1: stated in count five of the five count charges the
Speaker 1: police filed against the passenger at a Kejer magistrate caught
Speaker 1: in Lagos State. The Aviation Minister Festus Kmo, who described
Speaker 1: the behavior of the passenger as unruly, said, although the
Speaker 1: airline staff is right to video record the event of
Speaker 1: the passenger's behavior for the purpose of legal action, but
Speaker 1: it is totally unacceptable for the staff to release part
Speaker 1: of the video that exposed the passengers nakedness, especially her breasts.
Speaker 1: Details of the Minister's statement reads verbatum below. Enough is
Speaker 1: enough reading the Riot Act on Aviation Safety and Security
Speaker 1: in reference to the case of unruly Comfort Bob on
Speaker 1: Ibom Airline and related incidents. Earlier today, we again woke
Speaker 1: up to viral videos of a female passenger on Ibom Airline,
Speaker 1: now identified as Comfort Emanson or Comfort Bob, who went
Speaker 1: berserk and physically assaulted both the flight crew and the
Speaker 1: ground staff. The incident took place yesterday, August tenth, twenty
Speaker 1: twenty five, on Ibom Airline flight number Q one hundred
Speaker 1: and fifty three from Ruyo to Legos at about fourteen
Speaker 1: fifty four hours. Ibom Airline has since issued a statement
Speaker 1: to provide some context to the effect that the whole
Speaker 1: unfortunate incident arose because of the refusal of the passenger
Speaker 1: to switch off her phone during takeoff as required by
Speaker 1: extant international civil aviation regulations. Consequently, in the line past
Speaker 1: few hours, I have been speaking with the Commissioner of
Speaker 1: Police of the Airport Police Command, the DG of the
Speaker 1: NC double A and his team, the end of FAA
Speaker 1: N and her team, the COO of Ibom Air and
Speaker 1: his team about the incident. Apart from the indefinite flight
Speaker 1: ban imposed on the said unruly passenger both local and
Speaker 1: international by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority NC double A,
Speaker 1: the police has promptly arraigned her this morning at the
Speaker 1: Akeja Magistrates Caught for criminal offenses and remanded her Kirikiri
Speaker 1: Prisons as she could not provide adequate sureties in court.
Speaker 1: I have attached the charge sheet and remand order for clarity.
Speaker 1: We also note the scuffle that took place between the
Speaker 1: unruly passenger and ground personnel before she was eventually subdued.
Speaker 1: This was because of her uncooperative attitude. Whilst we support
Speaker 1: the filming of her recalcitrant behavior as evidence to prosecute her,
Speaker 1: what is deplorable is to release such evidence containing indecent
Speaker 1: expose to the public to ridicule her that is totally
Speaker 1: unacceptable to us. We will not fold our arms and
Speaker 1: tolerate the debasing of womanhood. I have therefore directed that
Speaker 1: whoever released that part of the video containing the indecent
Speaker 1: exposure amongst the staff should be singled out and adequately sanctioned.
Speaker 1: I have also directed that the airlines must continue to
Speaker 1: train and retrain their staff in public relations and how
Speaker 1: to deal with potentially explosive situations in order to diffuse
Speaker 1: them promptly or nip them in the bud, except when
Speaker 1: it becomes inevitable. I have also directed a joint security
Speaker 1: meeting between relevant agencies next week for better coordination of
Speaker 1: security measures in situations like this or similar ones we
Speaker 1: witnessed recently. For genuinely aggrieved passengers, there are clearly laid
Speaker 1: down remedies to address grievances. The Consumer Protection Directorate of
Speaker 1: the nc double A has consistently advertised these remedies, and
Speaker 1: there is no point trying to take the laws into
Speaker 1: one's hands that may lead to dire consequences. We will
Speaker 1: continue to apply equal sanctions available to us in aviation
Speaker 1: on any such airing passengers that is, lengthy flight bands
Speaker 1: and report the matters to other law enforcement agencies to
Speaker 1: do their bit within their powers. We have reported that
Speaker 1: a careful study of the viral video involving the Ibomb
Speaker 1: air Line personnel, legos, airport security operatives and an aggrieved
Speaker 1: passenger comfort E Manson on board the airline plane on Sunday,
Speaker 1: indicated that while the enraged passenger was being dragged off
Speaker 1: the plane by three men who held her two hands
Speaker 1: and legs, suspending her a little bit on the air,
Speaker 1: a lady putting on Ibomb air corporate clothes who was
Speaker 1: behind the camera lens, could be seen in the video
Speaker 1: to have approached the passenger at the door point of
Speaker 1: the plane while the passenger was about to be taking out,
Speaker 1: apparently dipped her hand towards the waist part of the passenger,
Speaker 1: untucked the passenger shirt from the trousers, grabbed and pulled
Speaker 1: the passenger's shirt towards her head, and in the process
Speaker 1: the passenger shirt got tore and the passenger's chest, sexual
Speaker 1: organs or private parts were completely exposed. The action of
Speaker 1: the Ibom Airline staff appeared to be deliberate, as the
Speaker 1: airline female staff was not part of those dragging the
Speaker 1: passenger off the aircraft, and after the female passenger's body
Speaker 1: was exposed, the Ibom Airline's female staff never joined or
Speaker 1: assisted the security operatives to drag the passenger off the plane.
Speaker 1: This indicated that the motive of the female staff of
Speaker 1: Ibom Airline was solely to remove the passenger shirt and
Speaker 1: expose the aggrieved airline passenger to ridicule.
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Speaker 2: Will lady Windy ringe.
Speaker 1: In a careful study of the viral video involving the
Speaker 1: Ibomb Airline personnel, Legos airport security operatives and an aggrieved passenger,
Speaker 1: comfort a manson on board the airline plane on Sunday
Speaker 1: indicated that while the enraged passenger was being dragged off
Speaker 1: the plane by three men who held her two hands
Speaker 1: and legs, suspending her a little bit on the air,
Speaker 1: a lady putting on Ibomb air corporate clothes, who was
Speaker 1: behind the camera lens, could be seen in the video
Speaker 1: to have approached the passenger at the door point of
Speaker 1: the plane while the passenger was about to be taking out,
Speaker 1: apparently dipped her hand towards the waist part of the passenger,
Speaker 1: untucked the passenger shirt from the trousers, grabbed and pulled
Speaker 1: the passenger's shirt towards her head, and in the process,
Speaker 1: the passenger shirt got tore and the passenger's chest, sexual organs,
Speaker 1: or private parts were completely exposed. The action of the
Speaker 1: Ibom Airline staff appeared to be deliberate, as the airline
Speaker 1: female staff was not part of those dragging the passenger
Speaker 1: off the aircraft, and after the female passenger's body was exposed,
Speaker 1: the Ibom Airlines female staff never joined or assisted the
Speaker 1: security operatives to drag the passenger off the plane. This
Speaker 1: indicated that the motive of the female's staff of Ibom
Speaker 1: Airline was solely to remove the passenger shirt and expose
Speaker 1: the aggrieved airline passenger to ridicule. The video of the
Speaker 1: passenger's partial nakedness, especially her two breasts completely exposed due
Speaker 1: to the apparent action of a yet to be arrested
Speaker 1: and prosecuted female staff of Ibom Airlines has since gone viral,
Speaker 1: with some pornographic channels already updating their channels with the
Speaker 1: partial nakedness of the Ibom airline's passenger. According to Punch newspaper,
Speaker 1: Comfort Emanson, the passenger accused of assaulting airline officials aboard
Speaker 1: an Ibomb Air flight from Muyo to Lagos, has been
Speaker 1: ch ardged in court and remanded in Kirrikiri Correctional Center
Speaker 1: in Lagos. Tunday Machud, Special Adviser on Media and Communications
Speaker 1: to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus kmo San,
Speaker 1: confirmed the development in a post on his official ex
Speaker 1: handle on Monday. The more reason the flying public should
Speaker 1: be more careful. The unruly passenger on the Yuyo, Lagos
Speaker 1: bound Ibomair Miscomfort Emanson, has been charged to court and
Speaker 1: she's now cooling off in Kirrikiri, Machud wrote. IBOM Air
Speaker 1: in a press statement on Monday, said that Ibomhyr confirms
Speaker 1: that on Sunday, August tenth, twenty twenty five, an incident
Speaker 1: occurred on board our Uyo Lagos flight involving a passenger,
Speaker 1: Comfort Emanson, whose conduct posed a serious threat to the
Speaker 1: safety of our crew, passengers and aircraft. Shortly before takeoff
Speaker 1: from Uyo, Emanson was instructed, in line with standard aviation
Speaker 1: safety procedures, to say switch off her mobile phone. She
Speaker 1: bluntly refused to comply until the pilot in command made
Speaker 1: an announcement, after which a fellow passenger seated beside her
Speaker 1: took the phone and switched it off. This action prompted
Speaker 1: a verbal tirade from Emmanson. The situation was eventually calmed
Speaker 1: and the flight departed as scheduled. Upon arrival in Lagos,
Speaker 1: Emanson waited for all other passengers to disembark, and then
Speaker 1: proceeded to confront the purser who had earlier instructed her.
Speaker 1: She walked up to the unsuspecting purser, stepped on her, forcibly,
Speaker 1: tore off her wig, removed her glasses and threw it
Speaker 1: to the floor, and used her footwear to assault her.
Speaker 1: She slapped her several times, and when the other cabin
Speaker 1: crew member tried to intervene, she slapped her too. She
Speaker 1: then attempted to forcibly remove a fire extinguisher to use
Speaker 1: as a weapon, an act that could have damaged and
Speaker 1: grounded the aircraft. By this time, the pilot in command
Speaker 1: had alerted airport security. Before security could arrive, the purser,
Speaker 1: as seen on the viral video on the Internet, prevented
Speaker 1: the passenger from leaving the aircraft until security arrived. The
Speaker 1: arrival of Ibom Air security personnel did not deter the
Speaker 1: passenger as she attacked him as well, lashing out violently
Speaker 1: at both Hibomair and Faan security. She was then restrained
Speaker 1: and removed from the aircraft by force. Even after disembarking,
Speaker 1: she continued to assault both Hibomair and Faan security staff
Speaker 1: and even slap the ground supervisor. The passenger was removed
Speaker 1: from the ramp and taken into custody by Faan Security
Speaker 1: and handed over to the Nigeria Police Force for further investigation.
Speaker 1: Ibom Air has since submitted a report on the incident
Speaker 1: to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and placed a travel
Speaker 1: restriction on Emanson, who will no longer be permitted to
Speaker 1: fly on any of our aircraft. Iboma Air reiterates its
Speaker 1: tolerance policy towards any form of unruly or violent conduct
Speaker 1: that threatens the safety of passengers, crew or equipment. Such
Speaker 1: behavior will be met with the strongest possible response. Management
Speaker 1: of National Youth Service Corps under the leadership of Brigadier
Speaker 1: General Holukunlee Nephew, has given reasons why serving Nigeria Youth
Speaker 1: Corps member Hashier Rita Aguamaye was denied NYSC discharge certificate
Speaker 1: that could have enabled her exit the one year mandatory
Speaker 1: program after she completed the one year paramilitary service to
Speaker 1: her nation as a new graduate. And according to a
Speaker 1: statement posted and made available by NYSC on Sunday with
Speaker 1: no name of the authority responsible for the press statement
Speaker 1: written or mentioned in the statement, the NYSC said Corps
Speaker 1: member Retur Aguamei's discharge certificate was withheld and her service
Speaker 1: year extended by two months following her alleged absence or
Speaker 1: failure to attend the April twenty twenty five NYSC biometrics
Speaker 1: clearance at etiosa Local Government Area Secretariat, and the month
Speaker 1: stated by NYSC was barely few days after the Corps
Speaker 1: member had cried out loud in the month of March
Speaker 1: twenty twenty five over the apparent increasing high rates of
Speaker 1: hunger as a result of rising costs of living in
Speaker 1: Nigeria and as such, she described the President Bola Ahmed
Speaker 1: Tanubu as a terrible president. In a swift reaction to
Speaker 1: the reason given by NYSC, Reta Aguimea's lawyer, barrister and
Speaker 1: nibihe f Young while answering questions from channel's television program
Speaker 1: presenters on Monday morning said the statement issued by the
Speaker 1: management of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC on its
Speaker 1: decision to extend the service period and withhold the certificate
Speaker 1: of National Service of Corps member Hashie Reta Aguamaye alias Raye,
Speaker 1: does not represent the truth of the U s the matter,
Speaker 1: saying on April seventh, twenty twenty five, Rita was physically
Speaker 1: present at the Local Government Secretariat for the head count
Speaker 1: and clearance, with the NYSC official at the local government
Speaker 1: level deliberately refused to attend to her, even after six
Speaker 1: hours waiting, during which she was asked to go back
Speaker 1: and queued up on the line. Repeatedly, the NYSC official
Speaker 1: still refused to attend to her, and thereafter, on April eleventh,
Speaker 1: twenty twenty five, the CORE member went to meet the
Speaker 1: NYSC official and begged her to allow her perform her
Speaker 1: April twenty twenty five biometrics clearance. The NYSC female official
Speaker 1: refused and asked the CORE member to leave. This, Amnesty
Speaker 1: International said the National Youth Service Corps NYSC must rescind
Speaker 1: its decision. The Amnesty International described as arbitrary and outrageous,
Speaker 1: saying NYSC allegedly used bureaucratic tricks to extend the core
Speaker 1: member national service year over the government's unacceptable intolerance of
Speaker 1: dissenting voices, with former Nigeria Vice President Atiku Abubaka describing
Speaker 1: the NYSC action as impunity and as such cautioned the
Speaker 1: government against subjecting everything to politics. And on Monday morning,
Speaker 1: the former governor of an Ambra State, Peter Hobe, issued
Speaker 1: a statement and said in our country today, hunger and
Speaker 1: poverty are not just distant statistics. They are the harsh
Speaker 1: reality that millions of our people face daily. Recently, the
Speaker 1: United Nations stated that about thirty four million Nigerians will
Speaker 1: face acute food insecurity and about sixty three percent of
Speaker 1: our population, which is about one hundred and thirty three
Speaker 1: million people, now live in multi dimensional poverty. Inflation, even
Speaker 1: with the suppressed statistics, is nearly thirty percent, while unemployment
Speaker 1: and economic mismanagement have nearly wiped out our once vibrant
Speaker 1: middle class. Families who once lived stable lives are now
Speaker 1: slipping into poverty. Omi Yle Sir Warret, the founder of
Speaker 1: Sahara a Reporters News media, said he was ready to
Speaker 1: stand beside the Corps member and escort her to collect
Speaker 1: her NYSC discharge certificate last week, but the government of
Speaker 1: President Bolahmed Tanubu prevented him by thus unlawfully detaining him
Speaker 1: at the police station. In quotes, Sir Ware said, it
Speaker 1: is with deep sadness and renewed outrage that I addressed
Speaker 1: the ongoing injustice against Rita Iguamaye Raye. Nigeria's National Youth
Speaker 1: Service Corps NYSC has seized her discharge certificate because she
Speaker 1: criticized the Tanubu regime over economic hardships. I was fully
Speaker 1: prepared to stand beside her to help her receive her
Speaker 1: NYSC discharge certificate. However, the criminal Assawaju bolah Ahmed Tanubu
Speaker 1: regime unlawfully detained me in Abuja this past week. This
Speaker 1: regime thrives on intimidation, repression and silencing the youth. We
Speaker 1: had promised to fight for her justice and that promise
Speaker 1: remains unbroken. We will not stop until we achieve victory,
Speaker 1: not just for Raye, but for every Nigerian denied their
Speaker 1: rights by an oppressive system. We must not forget that
Speaker 1: Rai's courage and uncompromising stance compelled the authorities to increase
Speaker 1: the monthly allowance for her colleagues to seventy seven thousand niras.
Speaker 1: This significant improvement was won through her sacrifice, and it
Speaker 1: is an injustice of the highest order that she continues
Speaker 1: to be denied what is rightfully hers upon completion of
Speaker 1: her service year. We will not abandon her. Her fight
Speaker 1: is our fight. The struggle continues until we win. We
Speaker 1: reject the nysc's spurious position in its entirety Youth Corps
Speaker 1: member Ashier Retur Ghumaye Rai's case could not and should
Speaker 1: not be dismissed as a mere biometric clearance issue. This
Speaker 1: was not about paperwork. This was punishment in retaliation for
Speaker 1: her public criticism of Assawaju Bolahamed Tanubu's disastrous economic policies.
Speaker 1: Silencing dissent is not service to the nation. It is
Speaker 1: a service to tyranny. We stand with Raye. We will
Speaker 1: continue to fight against NYSC until the injustice is corrected.
Speaker 1: Revolutional NYSC in the press release, has said that the
Speaker 1: NYSC management wishes to clarify a misleading information circulating on
Speaker 1: social media regarding Corps member hshier Rita Iguamaye State Code
Speaker 1: number twenty four B eight thousand, three hundred and twenty five.
Speaker 1: Contrary to false claims that she was denied a Certificate
Speaker 1: of National Service CNS due to critical remarks about the government,
Speaker 1: this assertion is entirely unfounded and false in its entirety.
Speaker 1: Rita is among the one hundred and thirty one Corps
Speaker 1: members whose Certificates of National Service CNS were withheld for
Speaker 1: valid disciplinary reasons. Specifically, Rita's service year has been extended
Speaker 1: by two months for failing to retain en the April
Speaker 1: twenty twenty five biometrics clearance, a decision that aligns with
Speaker 1: the NYSC by laws. It is important to note that
Speaker 1: this extension is a standard procedure and not unique to
Speaker 1: her case, and the principle of equal treatment was only
Speaker 1: applied in this case. The NYSC management thus urges the
Speaker 1: public to approach this matter with understanding as extending service
Speaker 1: for non compliance is a long standing tradition within the
Speaker 1: NYSC and should not be politicized. The NYSC scheme remains
Speaker 1: committed to discharging its mandate in line with the dictates
Speaker 1: of the Constitution. Nigeria is Ours, Nigeria. We serve. Former
Speaker 1: Nigeria Vice President Hatiku Abu Bakha said, what manner of
Speaker 1: impunity is this? Everything should not be subjected to politics.
Speaker 1: I hope that Ashie Rita Aguamea's NYSC discharge certificate is
Speaker 1: not being withheld because she had the courage to complain
Speaker 1: about the economic hardship under the President Bola Tanubu led administration.
Speaker 1: It is unacceptable that the young lady who had served
Speaker 1: her country without queries should not have received her National
Speaker 1: Youth Service Corps certificate one year after passing out. The
Speaker 1: appropriate authorities should take urgent steps to ensure that she
Speaker 1: gets her discharge certificate. Amnesty International, in a press release
Speaker 1: said the National Youth Service Corps NYSC must rescind its
Speaker 1: arbitrary and outrageous decision to Denyrita Ashier, widely known as Raye,
Speaker 1: her NYSC discharge certificate upon completion of a year of
Speaker 1: national service. Using bureaucratic tricks to extend her national service
Speaker 1: shows unacceptable intolerance of dissenting voices. The flagrant decision to
Speaker 1: withhold her certificate may not be unconnected with her comments
Speaker 1: on social media on the widespread economic hardship as a
Speaker 1: result of President Bola Tanubu's economic policies. It is perfectly
Speaker 1: within her right to express discontent peacefully. Instead of punishing
Speaker 1: her by withholding her NYSC certificate for her opinions on
Speaker 1: rampant inflation, the authorities should prioritize addressing the country's escalating
Speaker 1: economic woes. The Nigerian authorities must stop responding with abuse
Speaker 1: of power and intimidation to individuals and groups who express
Speaker 1: dissenting opinions in utter disregard for the Nigerian constitution and
Speaker 1: international law. Holding and voicing dissenting views is not a crime.
Speaker 1: In March, Ritaashie faced threat to life and violence for
Speaker 1: her viral TikTok video criticizing President Bola Tanubu's government over
Speaker 1: unprecedented economic hardship that plunged millions of people into abject poverty.
Speaker 1: Since May twenty twenty three, series of economic policies introduced
Speaker 1: by Nigerian government have been undermining the ability of people
Speaker 1: on low incomes to secure their right to adequate standard
Speaker 1: of living. Millions of people in Nigeria are increasingly unable
Speaker 1: to meet the costs of education, food and health care.
Speaker 1: No one should be punished for expressing dissenting opinions. Authorities
Speaker 1: have obligation to uphold and respect the right to freedom
Speaker 1: of expression without discrimination. Former Governor of a Nambra State,
Speaker 1: Peter Obey, in a detailed statement on Monday, said, in
Speaker 1: our country today, hunger and poverty are not just distant statistics.
Speaker 1: They are the harsh reality that millions of our people
Speaker 1: face daily. Recently, the United Nations stated that about thirty
Speaker 1: four million Nigerians will face acute food insecurity and about
Speaker 1: sixty three percent of our population, which is about one
Speaker 1: hundred and thirty three million people, now live in multi
Speaker 1: dimensional poverty. Inflation, even with the suppressed statistics, is nearly
Speaker 1: thirty percent, while unemployment and economic mismanagement have nearly wiped
Speaker 1: out our once vibrant middle class. Families who once lived
Speaker 1: stable lives are now slipping into poverty. But this is
Speaker 1: not just ordinary. It is as a result of incompetent
Speaker 1: leadership without capacity and compassion, who were not interested in
Speaker 1: putting the Nigerian people first in their actions. Other nations
Speaker 1: have faced similar challenges and turned their fortunes around through
Speaker 1: disciplined leadership, sound economic policies, and a total commitment from
Speaker 1: the leaders to invest in human development and pulling their
Speaker 1: people out of poverty. A recent example is what is
Speaker 1: happening in Argentina. In Argentina, over fifty two percent of
Speaker 1: its population lived in poverty by early twenty twenty four,
Speaker 1: according to the World Bank, with millions of Argentines unable
Speaker 1: to meet basic needs, Inflation was above two hundred percent
Speaker 1: and economic confidence had collapsed. Yet within two years, through
Speaker 1: decisive action to cut waste in governance and prioritize economic stability,
Speaker 1: the newly inaugurated president was able to cut down the
Speaker 1: poverty rate to thirty eight point one percent from fifty
Speaker 1: two per sent in just two years, and extreme poverty
Speaker 1: fell to eight point two percent, with inflation just around
Speaker 1: two to three percent monthly. As at twenty twenty five,
Speaker 1: the urban poverty had declined to thirty one point six percent,
Speaker 1: lifting millions of people out of poverty. Investor confidence grew
Speaker 1: in the economy began to grow. The people now see
Speaker 1: real improvements in the daily lives. Both Argentina and the
Speaker 1: current Nigerian leadership assumed office in the same year, and
Speaker 1: this proves what I have always stated that two years
Speaker 1: may not be enough to change a nation with a
Speaker 1: one hundred percent turnaround, but it is more than enough
Speaker 1: to kick start the transformation journey that will change the
Speaker 1: fortune of our dear country. With the people witnessing real
Speaker 1: and genuine change. But only if the leadership is honest,
Speaker 1: focused and committed to the people, Nigeria can work. We
Speaker 1: can reduce hunger and restore dignity to Nigerians. But this
Speaker 1: will not happen while corruption and criminal dominate our governance.
Speaker 1: Our nation requires leaders who will put the people first,
Speaker 1: manage resources prudently, and stand firm in rejecting corrupt practices.
Speaker 1: Nigeria will work, but only if we as leaders commit
Speaker 1: to tackling corruption, cutting the cost of governance, and focusing
Speaker 1: on critical areas of development like education, healthcare, and lifting
Speaker 1: the people out of poverty, just as other nations have
Speaker 1: done with remarkable results, a new Nigeria is possible. We
Speaker 1: had reported that after the Nigeria be Afra Civil War,
Speaker 1: the National Youth Service Corps NYSC was established on May
Speaker 1: twenty second, nineteen seventy three to give the youths the
Speaker 1: opportunity to leave their parents and stay alone to contribute
Speaker 1: to the betterment of the West Africa country. Nigeria Interestingly,
Speaker 1: a few days ago, one of the serving corpers, Hashie
Speaker 1: Rita Iguamaye, went to the market in Lagos State to
Speaker 1: buy foodstuffs, but she was shocked that the prices of
Speaker 1: foodstuffs in the month of March have again increased far
Speaker 1: more than they were previous months. Apparently faced with the
Speaker 1: heat of passion, her Gumaye took to social media to
Speaker 1: call on the youths to unite and defend the country
Speaker 1: from total economy collapse, saying it was her first time
Speaker 1: to leave her parents and start paying domestic bills alone,
Speaker 1: adding that the money she spends on transport is more
Speaker 1: than the monthly salary NYSC is paying her, begging the
Speaker 1: youths to stage a thirty days non stop challenge protests
Speaker 1: to make the country. President Bola Ahmed Tolubu, she described
Speaker 1: as a terrible person to be alive to his political
Speaker 1: and institutional responsibilities of making cost of living reasonably okay
Speaker 1: for people to afford, stressing that some Nigerians are pretending
Speaker 1: to still be rich whereas the bad economy has pushed
Speaker 1: them into poverty. This Reno Omekri, former presidential spokesperson, who
Speaker 1: have been living abroad since twenty fourteen reaction. Stident said
Speaker 1: that there is no country in the world where a
Speaker 1: paramilitary official like the CORPOS is permitted to criticize the government.
Speaker 3: She didn't participate in. Thank you for having me.
Speaker 1: I think this is.
Speaker 3: In matter that Nigerians who have followed this case since
Speaker 3: March when you started closely, would be able to make
Speaker 3: reasonable deductions. Now let me start by saying that this
Speaker 3: statement issued by the management of the National Youth Service
Speaker 3: Corps yesterday is quite unfortunate. It betrays the very idea
Speaker 3: behind the establishment of the vice. In their statement, they
Speaker 3: claim that Raya is being punished and penalied in compliance
Speaker 3: with the by loss of the Corps and that as
Speaker 3: saving spirit had been a standard for.
Speaker 1: Two months.
Speaker 3: And as a direcate of national service with hell because
Speaker 3: she missed or absence from literally the barometric clearance for
Speaker 3: the month of April. But the truth of the matter.
Speaker 1: Is that.
Speaker 3: Not only did write written when am I present herself
Speaker 3: for Clarence in the month of April, specifically on the
Speaker 3: seventh of April, when people think that she also attended
Speaker 3: the citys.
Speaker 1: Which took place on the subdate.
Speaker 3: Because if you are saying that the Commember did not
Speaker 3: Undergod clearance for a particular modes. One would want to
Speaker 3: know what what that reason for missing a Clarence.
Speaker 1: They haven't said.
Speaker 2: I literally went there anything in that regard.
Speaker 3: And the simple reason is because what the US has
Speaker 3: said publicly is completely false. This lady presented herself before
Speaker 3: I held you the Logle government's inspector. I need.
Speaker 1: Of it yourself.
Speaker 3: Logle governments one missus Veronica Bell. This is the same
Speaker 3: woman who not only not her Initially she claim oh
Speaker 3: go and join the Q. Go to the back, she complied,
Speaker 3: of course, it got to a fund against. She was
Speaker 3: then at to the back again. This lady spent six hours,
Speaker 3: Ryan spent six hours hoping, pretty begging, almost prostrating.
Speaker 1: To be clear.
Speaker 3: She refused to clear. And guess what she sees that
Speaker 3: Claires letter. I'm gonna you are saying someone has not
Speaker 3: been cleared for you to be clear of the commember.
Speaker 3: I also many of went through this, Kim for you
Speaker 3: to be clard. Your mother have a Clarence letter from
Speaker 3: your PPA with that which even the US cannot clear you.
Speaker 3: That is, even if you're sure I have come members,
Speaker 3: who are you serving in her firm and everyone, I
Speaker 3: have to sign their Clarence to say that. Look lists,
Speaker 3: I've worked the reporter and their PPA for the month
Speaker 3: of that reference. Please attend to them.
Speaker 1: That is what that puts.
Speaker 3: She went there with a Clarence letter from her place
Speaker 3: of primary assignments, Missus Veronica Belet, collected Declarence letter, and
Speaker 3: then pretended as if she did not want to attend
Speaker 3: to her that time.
Speaker 1: As I said, when she kept pleading, the.
Speaker 3: Woman now started balleys attacking her. She persisted she didn't
Speaker 3: told us she was not going to clare I did
Speaker 3: not get ask her to get out this country that
Speaker 3: she will not attend to her and said, look, madam dad, please,
Speaker 3: as only I have done anything, I had to go
Speaker 3: by the YA by laws, which is correct. I am
Speaker 3: supposed to face the contes Clary committee.
Speaker 2: It's been a long time.
Speaker 1: I went.
Speaker 3: That infuriated the woman. They move that who are you
Speaker 3: to even make a suggestion about what the by law says?
Speaker 3: I to leave people think what was she supposed to do.
Speaker 1: After six hours?
Speaker 3: This is after she has since that clearance. Later she
Speaker 3: sent her away. I'm trying to only eleventh of the
Speaker 3: prayer Ryah went back to with Veronica be Less office.
Speaker 2: Family.
Speaker 3: This is a few days after the date the beg
Speaker 3: her plea with her, please claim me for the month
Speaker 3: of April.
Speaker 2: People should I say people?
Speaker 1: She said, no.
Speaker 3: Problem with you, okay, but nothing can be done now
Speaker 3: we are finished monthly clearance. This is eleventh of a
Speaker 3: press Did she bring all this to your notice at
Speaker 3: this time in April?
Speaker 2: I'm a lawyer.
Speaker 3: I'm prevented all listens.
Speaker 2: I'm telling you myself, how prevented are listens?
Speaker 3: I'm telling you as far becas a proof of course,
Speaker 3: and me like, get close on you?
Speaker 2: What's who? Are unready bringing you? The knees in the
Speaker 2: mortgagics outware? What's that I undready bring in you? The
Speaker 2: knees in the mortgagic is outwhere