NCAA Reacts as Passenger at Lagos Airport Disrupts Flight, Assaults Air Hostess, Video Trends
- Just days after a row at the domestic terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, involving veteran Fuji musician Kwam 1, another drama unfolded at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed Airport
- The incident, captured in several videos shared on X, showed an enraged female passenger assaulting a flight attendant on an Ibom Air plane and confronting airport security officials
- The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) reacted on Sunday, August 10, through Michael Achimugu, its director of consumer affairs, after clips of the incident went viral
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Ikeja, Lagos state - Michael Achimugu, director of consumer affairs at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has asked passengers to always follow "simple routine issues".
Achimugu's advice comes after a passenger on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, to Lagos, caused a scene at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Sunday, August 10, assaulting an air hostess and confronting airport officials.
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In one of the clips seen by Legit.ng, the lady was seen throwing tantrums at officials who tried to calm her down.
She was also captured physically abusing an air hostess, with a witness at the scene claiming she had slapped the crew member.
The situation eventually drew the intervention of airport police officers, who managed to restore order.
Reacting to the incident, NCAA's Achimugu said passengers need to understand that they have responsibilities, not just rights.
He wrote on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account:
"When cabin crew ask you to turn off your phone before takeoff/landing, simply comply. I can't understand why simple routine issues would lead to incidents like this. Passengers need to understand that they have responsibilities, not just rights. Will address this after more details become clearer by tomorrow."
Legit.ng reports that the incident comes a few days after Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly called Kwam 1, had an altercation with some employees of ValueJet Airlines at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had accused the musician of unruly behaviour during boarding at the airport.
FAAN alleged that Kwam 1, a passenger, attempted to carry an unidentified liquid substance on board a Lagos-bound aircraft despite repeated warnings from aviation security personnel and the flight captain.
Its spokesperson, Obiageli Orah, said in a statement that the musician tried to board the plane with a flask containing liquid later identified as alcohol in violation of aviation laws.
It also accused him of spilling the liquid on an airline security officer.
A viral video of the incident showed the singer in front of the aircraft before he was taken away by security officers.
Following the incident, the NCAA suspended two ValueJet Airlines pilots involved in the incident, which it described as a serious breach of safety protocols.
Kwam 1, who was placed on a no-fly list, later apologised.
Ogundamisi tackles Kwam 1
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Kayode Ogundamisi, a prominent public commentator, said Kwam 1 "needed help" for allegedly "breaking aviation laws, assaulting an officer, then trying to stop a flight unhinged".
Ogundamisi described the incident as "a dangerously close call" which "could have ended badly".
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