A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Emirates to pay a staggering $1.63 million to a single businessman for losing his luggage. 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.
A Nigerian businessman, Mr Orji Prince Ikem, was traveling with Emirates in 2007 from Lagos to China way back in 2007. The passenger had in his hand luggage the sum of $1.63 million, which he was taking in order to buy goods in China.