The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Thursday said Wasiu Ayinde, the popular Fuji musician known as Kwam 1, will be blacklisted and banned for six months from flying in Nigeria’s space for his conduct at the domestic terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja.
The blacklisting and ban, announced by Michael Achimugu, NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, during a press briefing on Thursday, August 7, 2025, implies that Kwam 1, a major performer at top ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) rallies and events, won’t be allowed to fly within airports in Nigeria for the next six months.
“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.
Achimugu 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.
He further revealed that the agency was writing to the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police to initiate legal proceedings against the musician.
When asked whether Ayinde would be spared prosecution due to his close ties with 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.
