Micheal Achimugu , Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said the Nigerian Musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as K1 De Ultimate, who acted in an unruly manner at the domestic terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja will be blacklisted for the next six months.
Achimugu who disclosed this to journalists at the 29th Annual League of Airpor and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) Conference in Lagos stated that the aviation rules are made for everybody and for the protection of everybody. He added that the rules are global.
According to him, everyone involved in breaking the rules as regards the incident will face the wrath of the law as no one is above the law.
“There are videos of the incident circulating which are also in the possession of the government. First of all, when you watch those videos, if the engines of that plane were not positioned where they were, what would have happened?
” Captain Chris Najomo , the Director General of NCAA has spoken with the relevant directors in the CAA and came to the conclusion that immediate action must be taken. The licenses of the pilot and the co-pilot have been suspended pending the outcome of investigations. What I must assure the general flight public is that everybody involved in this will be brought to justice.
“As we speak, the passenger is going to be blacklisted for the next six months by Nigeria. Aviation rules are made for everybody, for the protection of everybody. These rules are global.There’s nothing about the rules that is to antagonize any passenger. So even for the passenger’s own sake, if you watch those videos, does it speak well of the passenger or the
“The NCAA is writing the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police, as we speak, to take up a court case against the passenger in this case.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is a respecter of the law, and so is the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo.Both of them submit themselves to every security check at every airport, everywhere in the world.No other Nigerian is above the law, a law that the president himself obeys.”, he said.
Festus Keyamo also noted on his X page that the pilots and the musician were at fault.He confirmed that he has instructed the NCAA to place K1 on No-Fly list.
“I have received reports from all the relevant Aviation agencies regarding the altercation between the staff and crew of ValueJet and Kwam 1 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. I have also received video footages of the incident. From all the details so far received, my preliminary impression is that it was obviously a case of temporary loss of sanity and control on both sides which could have led to serious fatalities.
“Contrary to what the agents of Kwam 1 has said, he constantly moved his position on the tarmac to actually block the aircraft from taxiing to take position on the runway for take-off. This is totally unacceptable behaviour. The issue of whether he was carrying water or alcohol is not even in issue at this point. It is the physical blockage of the aircraft from taxiing that is the reprehensible conduct here which akin to a hostage situation. The actual video footage showing this recalcitrant behaviour is hereby attached.
“On the other hand, no amount of provocation should make the Captain and Pilot of an aircraft begin to taxi without ensuring that the security personnel have safely moved an unruly passenger away that is standing in front of an aircraft.
“Both sides breached standard SAFETY PROTOCOL as required by the INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION (ICAO).
“I have noted that the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has temporarily suspended the license of the Captain and the Pilot pending full investigation. I commend them for their proactive action. However, I have also questioned their sense of justice in only acting against one party and not the other party. What applies to the goose must also to the gander. That is one of the tenets of Justice I have preached all my life. I will not sit idly by and allow this to pass.
“In the circumstance, I have also directed that KWAM 1 is placed on a NO-FLY list pending further and full investigation, just like the Captain and Pilot. All airlines, both domestic and International should IMMEDIATELY be informed of this directive and anyone who flouts this directive risk withdrawal of their operating licence.”, he wrote.
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