By Oyinkansayo Wole-Bodunde.
An Abuja‑bound flight turned chaotic on Monday when social‑media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman (VDM), and comedian, Freedom Atsepoyi, known as Mr. Jollof, got into a physical fight.
The fight was caught on video and now spreading online. It started as a heated exchange that quickly escalated into blows. Crew members and scared travelers rushed to break it up.
After the incident, VDM posted a video on Facebook saying, “I don chop Jollof father for inside the plane. He bite me, man wey de bite.”
NCAA spokesperson, Michael Achimugu posted on X that the regulator is waiting for a report from the airline whose aircraft hosted the fight. He wrote, “I have asked why the airline has not forwarded an incident report, and I am told that they are presently in a management meeting. This is normal, too. Even abroad. What I can assure you is this: the NCAA will do its part. Our officers in Asaba have been tasked to find and report the exact actions taken by aviation security, pilots, and other personnel. This may go beyond just the two passengers. How long did it take for security to arrive? How long did the incident last before the pilot called for security, if he did? If the passengers were arrested, are they still in detention? If they were released, why? When all of these are decided, appropriate ramifications would be dished out by the relevant agencies. I must note that the NCAA does not have prosecutorial powers. The Authority, as with previous cases, would surely advise the airline to blacklist the passengers and write the AGF and the IGP to prosecute the unruly passengers.”
