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A Federal High Court
sitting in Lagos has ordered the siezure of an aircraft belonging to Emirates
Airline over N8.1 million judgment debt. The order was sequel to a motion filed
by Dr. Charles Mekwunye seeking for the enforcement of a Supreme Court judgment
in a suit between Promise Mekwunye and the airline.
Granting the reliefs sought by Mekwunye,
Justice Mohammed Liman, held, “It is accordingly ordered that an attachment is
hereby issued on the judgment debtor’s aircraft registered as ‘A6 Aircraft Type
77W EK: 783/784’, or any other aircraft belonging to the judgment debtor which
flies into Nigeria Territory, to be arrested and detained until the judgment
debt is fully paid: in default after 30 days, the aircraft shall be auctioned
to satisfy the judgment debt.” The judge also ordered that Emirates Airline
shall bear the cost of maintenance and custody of the detained aircraft.
Source: Vanguard
