Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called on passengers who were on board the Ibom Air Uyo-Lagos flight where a fracas occurred to come forward with their accounts of the incident.

Michael Achimugu, NCAA's Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, made the appeal in a statement on Tuesday, urging witnesses to contact him directly via email or private message.

"Any person who was a passenger on that Ibom Air Uyo-Lagos flight (IAN513) and witnessed the events that led to the fracas should, as a matter of urgency and fairness, reach out to me," he said.

He explained that the NCAA would verify anyone claiming to have been on the flight before discussing their account and seeking to understand oth...