A Nigerian businessman is set to receive the sum of $1.63 from Emirates airline as ordered by a Federal High Court in Lagos.
The said amount is to be paid to Mr. Orji Prince Ikem, for his missing bag while traveling with Emirate from Lagos to China in 2007.
Reports have it that the passenger had in his hand luggage the sum of $1.63 million, which he was carrying in order to buy goods in China.
The bag, which is reported to have contained the said sum of money in cash, was lost 12 years ago on a trip to China. On top of replacing the money, Emirates has been fined 50 million Nigerian Naira in damages, which equates to around $131,000.
According to the passenger, he was flying a multiple stop route, Lagos - Dubai - Hong Kong - Guangzhou in China. He added that Emirates staff had approached him in the departure lounge and insisted they take care of the luggage, claiming that it would be safer in the airline’s care, given the amount of cash that Ikem was carrying with him. The sad story was that Mr. Orji never saw the bag again upon arrival at the destination.
According to the reports, the sum to be paid by Emirates will cover the cost of the missing money, as well as a fine of $131,000, N50M for the hardship and loss of earnings Mr. Orji has suffered over the 12 years that he has been fighting his case.
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