Well-known Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly often called KWAM 1 and K1 De Final, has tendered an unreserved apology following an altercation with flight officers on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Worldwide Airport in Abuja.
On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, KWAM 1 was concerned in a scuffle with airport officers after he was prevented from boarding a ValueJet plane due to his insistence on carrying an obese flask containing what’s suspected to be alcohol, a substance prohibited on board plane in Nigeria.
In an announcement on Wednesday, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) mentioned the 68-year-old musician tried to board the flight to Lagos with an “unidentified liquid substance.”
FAAN additionally accused the Fuji maestro of disregarding warnings from aviation safety (AVSEC) and the flight captain, in addition to spilling alcohol on aviation personnel after they tried to confirm the content material of a flask he needed to journey with.
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Footage of the incident confirmed the moments KWAM 1 escaped being hit by the wing of the plane simply by the whiskers after the pilot began taxiing with out adherence to mandatory protocols.
Consequently, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) suspended the ValueJet pilot and captain for six months for breaching security protocols. Subsequently, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Growth, Festus Keyamo, ordered that KWAM 1 needs to be blacklisted from flying for six months for his function within the incident.
In his preliminary response, K1 accused the authorities of misrepresenting the incident, arguing that the content material of his flask was “plain consuming water” given to him on the airport lounge whereas awaiting boarding and “not alcohol”.
KWAM 1 apologises for the incident with ValueJet officers
In the meantime, talking at a press briefing on Friday, August 8, 2025, the Fuji icon expressed regret over the controversy, stating that it was not his intention to trigger any disruption.
Nevertheless, KWAM insisted that he wasn’t carrying alcohol in his flask however water. He defined that he suffers from continual dehydration and his physician strongly suggested him to stay always hydrated.
“Unknown to many, I undergo from continual dehydration, and my physician strongly suggested that I stay always hydrated. That is why I at all times carry a water flask with me. And opposite to the damaging narrative being circulated in some quarters, the flask I had on that exact day contained solely water, not alcohol, as wrongly alleged.
“For the file, I handed by way of two safety screenings with the flask empty. The flask was solely full of water on the lounge space, simply earlier than heading to the tarmac. This reality could be verified by the CCTV footage on the airport lounge. Extra so, I hadn’t even boarded the aircraft, not to mention been deboarded.
“Nevertheless, I acknowledge and deeply remorse the issues that arose from the incident. It was by no means my intention to trigger any disruption or violate aviation protocols in any means.
“My unwavering patriotism and unshaken loyalty to the Federal Republic of Nigeria have by no means been doubtful. Through the years, I’ve constantly used my God-given expertise and platform to advertise the Nigerian model throughout the globe. I’d by no means do something to tarnish the picture I’ve constructed over the previous 5 a long time, nor would I knowingly act in a means that might diminish the fame of the nation I really like so dearly.
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“That mentioned, the incident is sincerely regretted. I stay dedicated to upholding the values and obligations that include being a world ambassador of Nigerian music and tradition.
“To the Presidency, Ministry of Aviation, FAAN, NCAA, ValueJet, fellow Nigerians, and my teeming followers the world over who’ve proven nice concern because the incident occurred, I tender my unreserved and heartfelt apology,” he said.
