Nigerian govt moves to recover seized presidential jets from Chinese firm

The Federal Government has revealed plans to retrieve two presidential aircraft seized by a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Ltd., following a dispute with the Ogun State Government over the Ogun Free Trade Zone.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Amb. Eche Abu-Ode confirmed on Thursday that efforts were underway to recover the jets, which were seized on the orders of a French court.

The seized aircraft include a Dassault Falcon 7X at Le Bourget airport in Paris and a Boeing 737, while an Airbus 330 at Basel-Mulhouse airport in Switzerland was released last Friday.