A video circulating on X shows a passenger on an Ibom Air flight being confronted by security personnel attempting to remove him from the aircraft. The clip is being shared alongside claims linking the incident to the recent controversy involving Comfort Emmanson and an Ibom Air staff member, as well as a separate altercation involving popular Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, also known as KWAM 1.
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An X user, @Oxygist, posted the video with the caption:
Another video shows a passenger on an Ibom Air flight causing drama— what exactly is going on at the airport these days?
As of August 15, it had gained an impression of 30,000 views.
On August 5, 2025, KWAM 1 was reported to have disrupted a ValueJet flight at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport after a confrontation with airline staff. Following the incident, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) suspended the pilots involved, while ValueJet placed the musician on a no-fly list.
A few days later, on August 10, another viral incident occurred when passenger Comfort Emmanson was involved in an altercation on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos, which escalated into violence.
CLAIM
Video shows another recent Ibom Air occurrence
THE FINDINGS
Findings by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is MISLEADING!
A reverse image search on keyframes from the video circulating on social media traced it back to 2023.
According to multiple reports, the incident involved a passenger standing between seats in the middle of an aircraft, threatening that President Bola Tinubu must not be sworn in as Nigeria’s president in May 2023.
Reports on March 31, 2023, stated that security operatives at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja arrested a man shouting that “Tinubu can’t be sworn in” and “Obidients,” disrupting an Ibom Air flight from Abuja to Lagos.
While the man was never identified, Ibom Air issued a statement clarifying the incident and apologising to other passengers on board.
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This case occurred in 2023, not recently after the KWAM 1 and Comfort Emmanson incidents in August 2025.
THE VERDICT
The claim that the video shows another recent Ibom Air occurrence is misleading; the video is from 2023.
Seasoned fact-checker and researcher Fatimah Quadri has written numerous fact-checks, explainers, and media literacy pieces for The FactCheckHub in an effort to combat information disorder. She can be reached at sunmibola_q on X or fquadri@icirnigeria.org.
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