Nigeria, June 12 -- Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, said he did not disrupt the operations of Air Peace at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, but was merely protesting the airline's unjust treatment of Nigerian passengers, including himself.

Mr Oshiomhole, a former Edo Governor, made headlines after a video showed him and other passengers confronting Air Peace staff at the airport on Wednesday.

In the viral footage, the senator expressed frustration at the airline's handling of a scheduled Lagos-Abuja flight.

Following the video, Air Peace issued a statement accusing Mr Oshiomhole of disrupting its operations after missing a 6:30 a.m. flight on Wednesday.

However, at a press briefing on Wednesday evening, the senator ...