Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said popular Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1), violated aviation regulations by trying to take an alcoholic drink into a commercial airline and disrupting the airline's operations.

FAAN's stance on the Tuesday incident appears to contradict that of another aviation regulator, NCAA, which punished the two pilots of the airline involved in the incident but made no mention of KWAM 1's role.

Their different stance may, however, be based on their constitutional responsibilities. While FAAN manages all of Nigeria's airports, the NCAA serves as the main civil aviation regulator in the country.

In a statement on Wednesday, FAAN said its preliminary investi...