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The three Nigerian presidential jets that have been impounded were in France for routine maintenance
A French court has seized three jets owned by the Nigerian government amid a long-standing dispute with a Chinese company.
The row stems from a 2007 contract between Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment and Nigeria’s south-western Ogun State to develop a free-trade zone where a massive industrial park was to be developed to attract investors.
The agreement was terminated between 2015 and 2016. According to the Financial Times, Zhongshan said it was forced out of the deal through a “campaign of illegal acts”.
The authorities in Nigeria have fiercely condemned the seizure of its planes, suggesting Zhongshan had a sole objective of “undercutting and scamming” an African government.
A total of three presidential planes have been grounded in France after Zhongshan obtained orders from the Judicial Court of Paris.
The planes were receiving “routine maintenance” at the time, Nigeria’s government said.
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