- Safiu Kehinde
Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Simisola Ogunleye, popularly known as Simi, has called for the sanction of the airport staff who filmed and posted the viral video of the unruly Ibom Air passenger, Comfort Emmanson.
NPO Reported that the viral video of Emmanson being forcefully removed from an aircraft at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, had triggered mixed reactions as she was stripped naked in the scuffle.
Reacting in a post shared on her Instagram handle on Monday, Simi questioned why the lady’s indecent exposure was left unedited for millions to see.
According to her, all the actions displayed deserved punishment and accountability.
The singer stressed that the viral video also raised serious concerns about professionalism and privacy breaches.
“So let’s say the lady is actually mad and did too much. Someone recorded her being dragged off the plane.
“ Recorded her being exposed like that and then posted it without editing out this exposure or blurring it out,” she wrote
While much of the public conversation has centered on the passenger’s alleged unruly behaviour, Simi faulted the handling and sharing of her private exposure.
She added that the airport staff who filmed and posted the viral Emmanson video should face sanctions, while questioning the motive behind sharing the footage in its raw form.
“I personally want to know who posted that video and why no one is holding him/her accountable because aunty will face the law.
” But voluntarily posting her half naked for millions of people to see when less than 10 people actually witnessed it in the first place deserves punishment too,” she added.