Despite a public apology tendered by popular Fuji musician King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, also known as K1, over violent conduct at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said the six-month travel ban placed on the Fuji icon still exists.
Speaking exclusively to LEADERSHIP, NCAA director of public affairs and consumer protection, Michael Achimugu, said that despite the apology, K1’s flight ban subsisted.
He said, “As for now, the suspension and placement on the no-fly list subsists,” Achimugu stated.
LEADERSHIP reports that the NCAA blacklisted K1 from all Nigerian Airports for the next six months.
The NCAA said aviation rules are made for everybody and for the protection of everybody.
“I must assure the general public 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 from flying in Nigeria.
Aviation rules are made for everybody, for the protection of everybody.”
Also, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, ordered the NCAA to place the Fuji Musician on the no-fly list.
Keyamo lampooned Kwam 1, saying physical blockage of the aircraft from taxiing was a reprehensible conduct akin to a hostage situation.
According to him, all airlines, both domestic and International, should be informed of the directive. Any airline that flouts the directive risks losing its operating licence.
“In the circumstances, 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 domestic and International AIRLINES should IMMEDIATELY be informed of this directive, and anyone who flouts it risks withdrawing their operating licence.”
