Arik Air Limited has filled a N20 billion suit against the Federal Government and Ethiopian Airlines over recent claims in the media that they were negotiating the takeover of the airline. The suit was instituted by the airline at the Federal High Court, Lagos against Ethiopian Airlines, the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Attorney General of the Federation. According to the plaintiff, the suits numbers are FHC/L/CS/827/17 and FHC/L/CS/826/17, adding that the negotiations by the defendants will render the outcome of the suits nurgatory. The plaintiff also asked the court for an order compelling the Inspector General of Police to investigate the actions of the second defendant. NAN reports that the suit is yet to be assigned to any judge and no date has been fixed for hearing.

Source: Ethiopian News September 10, 2017 11:48 UTC