Emirates Airlines, staff sued by Federal Govt. over alleged $1.6m theft: SEE
The Federal Government, has filed a criminal charge against Emirates Airlines and five officials of the company before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over alleged theft of $1.6 million belonging to one Prince Chu Ikem Orji.They were alleged to have on December 19, 2007, at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, stole four bags with tag number EK 428682, EK 428683, EK 650162, EK 650161, containing the sum of $1.6million, belonging to Prince Chu Orji, on the promise of keeping them intact for onward delivery to him at Guangzhou, China.
Others named in the charge are
- Abayomi Abiola,
- Isiaka Adedeji,
- Awonubi Abayomi,
- Obinna Onyenso,
- George Ikpekhia,
- Pathfinder International Limited and Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc.
The accused persons are facing 11-count of stealing, fraud, obtaining money under false pretence, wilful destruction of evidence and failure to report an international transfer of funds.
They were also alleged to have conspired together to fraudulently defraud the victim of the four bags containing the said amount by wilfully destroying the evidences by deleting the baggage details in the system with an intent to prevent it from being used as evidence.
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