By Ogbeni Olawale Dawodu,
Air Peace on Monday removed a passenger from flight P47866, bound for Abuja, after he allegedly threatened that his anger was capable of burning down the aircraft.
The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Michael Achimugu, disclosed this in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday.
Achimugu said the passenger, identified as Celestine Ezeudu, repeatedly ignored instructions from cabin crew to stop taking pictures and put away his device as the aircraft prepared for take-off.
According to him, the situation escalated into an altercation during which Ezeudu allegedly threatened that his anger could “burn down” the aircraft.
“The captain was immediately alerted and initiated a ramp return at 15:57 hours, leading to the passenger’s removal from the aircraft,” the NCAA official stated.
Achimugu added that Ezeudu’s travelling companion also voluntarily disembarked from the aircraft.
Speaking on what happened after the incident, he said: “In the crime room, Ezeudu claimed that his anger stemmed from missing an earlier flight, but he did not know that his behaviour would lead to a ramp return.”
