Keyamo Likens Wasiu Ayinde’s Clash With ValueJet At Abuja Airport To ‘Hostage Situation’, Places Him On No-Fly List

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo, has ordered the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to immediately place Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, also known as K1 De Ultimate, on a no-fly list after his clash with ValueJet staff and crew at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, which Keyamo likened to a hostage situation.

Keyamo said in a statement, posted via his official X, on Thursday, that he had received reports and video evidence from all relevant aviation agencies.

According to him, contrary to claims by K1’s representatives, the musician repeatedly moved around on the tarmac and deliberately blocked the aircraft from taxiing.

“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,” Keyamo stated.

He added that while the pilot and captain also acted unprofessionally by initiating taxi procedures before security personnel had removed the passenger from the path of the aircraft, both parties violated international safety protocols.

“The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has temporarily suspended the license of the Captain and the Pilot pending full investigation. I commend them for their proactive action. However, I have questioned their sense of justice in only acting against one party,” Keyamo said.

Keyamo ordered that K1 be placed on a no-fly list pending the outcome of a full investigation.

He further directed that all domestic and international airlines be immediately notified of the directive, warning that any airline that violates the order risks losing its operating license.

“This is one of the tenets of justice I have preached all my life. I will not sit idly by and allow this to pass,” he said.

The altercation happened on Tuesday, August 7, and Keyamo described it as “a temporary loss of sanity and control on both sides,” which he said could have led to serious fatalities.