Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo says the manner Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, also known as K1 de Ultimate, conducted himself on Tuesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is similar to that of hostage taker.
Recall that Ayinde caused a scene at the airport after he was not allowed to board a ValueJet flight he was supposed to be a passenger on for insisting on taking a flask containing alcohol inside the plane.
The ensuing face-off was caught on camera which went viral.
A part shows the singer having altercation with the airport officials at the foot of the plane where in another he is seen standing in front of the flight in a failed bid to prevent it from taking off.
Consequently he was handed six-month no fly ban by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.
The latter also suspended the licences of the flight pilot, Captain Oluranti Ogoyi, and the co-pilot, First Officer Ivan Oloba, for breach of aviation safety protocols.
In his own remarks, Keyamo blamed both parties for the incident, saying the singer’s action: “akin to a hostage situation.”
He also said: “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 7, 2025. I have also received video footage 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.”
Before he added: “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.”
