KWAM 1 Versus ValueJet Aircraft: Wasiu Ayinde Now on No-fly List Says Aviation Minister Keyamo
...Threatens to Withdraw Licence of Any Airlibe that Flies K1
By: Olufemi Orunsola
Nigeri's Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, has described the drama that transpired between Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal popularly known a KWAM 1 and the staff and crew of ValueJet, was “a case of temporary loss of sanity and control on both sides”.
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that in a post
on X, Keyamo said he had reviewed footage from the incident which happened on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
According to him, contrary to what agents of KWAM 1 claimed, the singer “constantly moved his position to actually block the aircraft from taxiing”.
Keyamo noted that the issue of whether KWAM 1 was carrying water or alcohol is not as important as his “totally unacceptable behaviour” on the tarmac.
The Minister noted that “it is the physical blockage of the aircraft from taxiing that is the reprehensible conduct here which akin to a hostage situation.”
On the ValueJet captain and pilot, Keyamo insisted that no amount of provocation should have made them begin to taxi “without ensuring that the security personnel have safely moved an unruly passenger away that is standing in front of an aircraft.”
Keyamo has hailed the temporary suspension of the license of the captain and the pilot pending full investigation by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
He has also directed NCAA to place KWAM 1 on a no-fly list “pending further and full investigation, just like the Captain and Pilot.”
All airlines both domestic and International have been directed to take note, as anyone who flouts this directive risks withdrawal of their operating licence.
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