An open letter by Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja
Your Excellency, Hon. Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo SAN, Sir,
Let me commend your quick response and public statement that the airline officials who circulated the opened bosom (s) of Comfort Emmason must be brought to book. It is reported online at: https://thefrontierng.com/ibom-air-passenger-brouhaha-aviation-minister-keyamo-condemns-release-of-indecent-footage-says-staff-to-face-sanctions/
What happened to Comfort Emmason at the Lagos Airport today, 11th August 2025, is now a metaphor for how Nigerian public officials apply maximum force to tackle minor offences while neglecting more serious crimes and felonies!!!
Few days ago, it was the turn of Yele Sowore,, officials of the Nigerian Police applied maximum force to get him arrested and detained for 48 hours.
The same officials who find it difficult to investigate and apprehend more serious offenders, such as the Boko Haram terrorists that are terrorising Benue, Niger, Zamfara, and Borno States.
They are operating freely, kidnapping fellow Nigerians and collecting humongous sums of money as ransom.
For example, Bello Turji has been operating freely within the Zamfara and Sokoto axis for years, imposing and collecting extortion monies, which he calls taxes, from farmers within those areas.
The Nigerian Police has not for once invited him to the Nigerian Police headquarters, Louis Edet House, Area 11, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the way they are frequently inviting Sowore.
We are informed that the Nigerian Police have already filed criminal charges against the said Comfort Emmason, within 24 hours of the incident. We are waiting to see how soon criminal charges would be filed against the airline and airport officials that stripped her naked and circulated pictures of her opened bosom (s) as directed by the Hon. Minister of Aviation.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja,
11th August 2025.
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Public officials must stop wasting energy on petty offences while letting terrorists and big-time criminals roam free. This double standard is why insecurity thrives in Nigeria.