…as NCAA blacklists musician, writes AGF, IGP to prosecute him
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday, ordered that popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate be placed indefinitely on a ‘no fly list.’
This is just as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has blacklisted the popular Fuji musician for six months over an alleged airport security breach.
NCAA also disclosed that it had begun moves to write the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN and the Inspector General of Police, Egbetokun on the need to initiate legal proceedings against the Fuji music star over his alleged breach of airport security.
NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja.
He said investigation into the alleged security breach by K1 De Ultimate is still in progress.
On Wednesday, FAAN had launched a probe into the unruly behaviour of the musician during boarding at the Abuja airport, disrupting flight operations.
The artiste allegedly approached the aircraft, Flight VK201 from Abuja to Lagos, on Tuesday carrying a gold flask containing unknown content.
The ground staff who requested to verify the content of the flask were vehemently dismissed by the musician.
However, the staff who saw him drinking from the flask, suspected the content to be alchohol, which is prohibited aboard Nigerian aircraft and quickly denied him boarding, resulting in an altercation and security breach.
The NCAA spokesman said, “What I must assure the general public is that everybody involved in this will be brought to book.
“As we speak, the passenger is going to be blacklisted for the next six months flying in Nigeria,” he said.
He added that aviation rules are global and made for the safety of all, stressing that no individual would be exempt from accountability.
“So, we will do everything we can to get to the root of it. Everybody who needs to be punished or sanctioned will receive justice,” he added.
Achimugu also disclosed that NCAA has begun the process of writing the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police to initiate legal proceedings against K1 De Ultimate.
Asked whether the popular musician will escape because of his closeness to President Bola Tinubu, Achimugu said both Tinubu and the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, were committed to upholding the rule of law.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has ordered that K1 be placed on a no-fly list pending the outcome of the investigation into the incident.
Keyamo, in a post on his official X account on Thursday, said he had reviewed reports and video footage from relevant aviation agencies and concluded that both the musician and the aircraft crew acted in ways that breached safety protocols.
Keyamo 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.”
He described the musician’s action as “akin to a hostage situation,” warning that no one, including celebrities, would be allowed to act with impunity.
Keyamo 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 is akin to a hostage situation.”
The Minister also questioned why only the pilot and captain had been sanctioned, stating that “what applies to the goose must also apply to the gander.”
“In the circumstance, I have also directed the 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 should immediately be informed of this directive and anyone who flouts this directive risk withdrawal of their operating licence.”
