Director of public affairs and consumer protection of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Michael Achimugu explains what transpired at the ValueJet airport, sharing how K1 De Ultimate splashed liquid on the pilot’s uniform.
Recall that a recent drama involving the musician and an airline had surfaced on social media during the previous week.
The musician had tried to prevent an aircraft from taking off after he was denied entry.
While speaking with Arise TV, Achimugu noted that K1 De Ultimate had become unruly after he was denied entry for carrying a liquid that was about 100Ml.
He further added that during the commotion, K1 De Ultimate had splashed liquid on the pilot’s uniform.
His words …
“Well, thank you very much. The passenger has presented himself for boarding and has been told by the Pathfinders that he cannot be allowed to board with liquid above 100 ml, which is standard globally. This passenger has become agitated and has refused to listen to that instruction and proceeds towards the foot of the aircraft. And the pilot, on hearing the commotion outside, steps out to ascertain the situation of things. And during the conversation, this passenger has you know, splash liquid on the body of the pilot, on the uniform of the pilot. Of course, unruly passenger behavior is not acceptable anywhere in the world. In fact, at some airports, they don’t wait for any physical altercation. The moment you raise your voice at an airline staff, you will not be allowed to board. And because of the actions of this passenger, the pilot has used her discretionary powers to say, you know, you’re not going to be allowed on this plane if you do not obey instructions. There are other law-abiding passengers who have already been boarded, and the flight has to leave on schedule, especially in a country where flight disruptions, you know, are a constant pain. And so the pilot made the decision not to board this unruly passenger and then to proceed with our flight. Of course, in anger, passenger has tried to stop the aircraft from taking off, which is in itself a very, very serious crime. How the passenger got to that point is down to, of course, unruly behavior because the security persons were very clear. You cannot board this flight without dropping the package in your hand. It’s a very unfortunate and avoidable incident. But at this point, you know, contrary to a lot of views on social media, it is no longer a case, it is not a case of this pilot has done this because this passenger has done this. Pilots have their trainings. It is a case of This passenger has done something clearly wrong. This pilot has done something clearly wrong as well. Now, the NCAA has the power to discipline the pilot, but the NCAA does not have prosecutorial powers with regards to the passenger. So the right thing both ways have been done. The license of the pilot has been seized on the one hand pending the outcome of investigations, and the NCA has petitioned the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police to prosecute the passenger. Meanwhile, The investigations are going to reveal how the passenger even got to that point in the first place. Did he come with water or the liquid from home? If he did, how did he pass through the first two scanning points before he got to the final boarding point? a lot of questions to be asked. And down the line, everybody that is found culpable will be duly punished. Of course, it is going to take a collaboration across agencies for these investigations to be conclusive. There’s FAN, AFSEC, that’s Evasion Security. There’s NAMA. air traffic control cleared the pilot to fly, seeing that there was danger, it was not safe for her to proceed. All of these questions will be answered during the course of the investigations. And one last thing, to clarify, because I see a lot of dissenting opinions online, the question was not whether the content of the flask was alcohol or water. The crux of the issue is no matter the content of the flask, you cannot carry liquid, be it fragrances or anything else, above 100 ml on board the flight.”
Watch video below …
“During the conversation, this passenger splashed liquid on the uniform of the pilot…”
– Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr. Michael Achimugu pic.twitter.com/4PRaZTDEqq
— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) August 10, 2025
