Airline to pay Nigerian $1.630m, N50m for missing luggage | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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A Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, ordered Emirates Airlines to pay $1.630 million to a businessman, Mr. Orji Prince Ikem, being the amount contained in his hand luggage that went missing in the airline’s custody during a 2007 China trip.

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Justice Muslim Hassan also ordered the airlines to pay Ikem N50million as damages for the “untold hardship and loss of earning” he suffered by the deprivation of use of his money from 2007 till date.

The court heard that the $930,000 belonged to another businessman, Olisaemeka Ugwunze, who wanted it delivered in China for purchases. After a prolonged argument and in order not to miss his flight, the plaintiff yielded and handed over the two bags to them, and they were tagged with numbers EK428682 and EK428683.On his arrival in Guangzhou, the airline could not account for his four luggage.Ruling on the plaintiff’s prayers for the return of his $1.630 million and N100million general damages, Justice Hassan observed that the airline, through its counsel, Chief Awa Kalu , failed to refute Ikem’s claims.

“A claim not controverted is deemed admitted, in this case the defendant did not call a witness but rather rested its case on that of the plaintiff which means that all what the plaintiff claimed and their pleadings are admitted.

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