By GABRIEL AGBEJA

Mr Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to place Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, on no-fly list.

In his official X handle @fkeyamo on Thursday, Keyamo also ordered the NCAA to immediately notify both domestic and International airlines of the directive.

According to him, any operator who flouts the directive risks withdrawal of operating licence.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the directive came following a safety breach at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja terminal.

NAN further reports that the incident, which involved Ayinde popularly known as KWAM 1 and two pilots of ValueJet Airlines, led to the suspension of the licences of the pilots

The pilots had been identified as Captain Oluranti Ogoyi and First officer Ivan Oloba.

The minister condemned the behaviour of Ayinde and the pilots during the incident.

Keyamo said that his preliminary impression of the incident was a case of temporary loss of sanity and control on both sides, adding that this could have led to serious fatalities.

?I have received reports from all the relevant aviation agencies regarding the altercation between the staff and crew of ValueJet and Kwam 1 at Abuja airport on Tuesday, August 7, 2025 with video footage of the incident.

?Contrary to what the agents of KWAM 1 have 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 an issue at this point.

?It is the physical blockage of the aircraft from taxiing that is the reprehensible conduct here which is akin to a hostage situation.

?The actual video footage showing this recalcitrant behaviour is hereby attached,? he said.

He added that no amount of provocation ought to make the captain and co-pilot of an aircraft to begin to taxi without security personnel having safely moved an unruly passenger away from the front of an aircraft.

According to the minister, both sides breached standard safety protocols as required by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. (NAN)

Update news