An Air Peace flight P47866 to Abuja experienced a ramp return on November 9, 2026, following an unruly behaviour incident onboard involving a passenger identified as Celestine Ezeudu.
According to Michael Achimugu,Director Public Affairs NCAA on his X page , the passenger(Ezeudu) refused direct instructions from cabin crew to stop taking pictures and put his device away while the flight attempted to take off.
The passenger ignored the instructions, and when a second member of the crew approached, an altercation broke out, during which the passenger allegedly made the statement: “The anger I am feeling can burn down this plane.”
The crew immediately alerted the captain, who then initiated a ramp return at 3:57 p.m. The passenger complied with instructions to be removed from the aircraft without further struggle, while his friend and co-traveller on the same flight also disembarked of his own will, in solidarity with him.
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.
