Lawyer Sues FG, NCAA, Airlines Over Aviation Scandals, Demands N500bn Compensation
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Public interest lawyer, Ayodele Ademiluyi, has dragged the Federal Government, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and several other parties before the Federal High Court, Lagos, seeking ₦500 billion in damages over what he described as “a blatant breach of the rule of law” in the handling of two controversial aviation incidents.
The case, filed under FHC/L/CS/1632/25, lists as respondents:
- The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
- The Attorney-General of the Federation.
- Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo (SAN).
- NCAA.
- Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
- Ibom Air.
- ValueJet.
- Nigerian Correctional Service.
- Popular musician King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (Kwam 1)
- Nigerian Police Force
- Governor of Akwa Ibom State
- Akwa Ibom State Attorney-General
- Airline Operators of Nigeria.
At a press briefing, Ademiluyi, Convener of the Movement for Justice and Secretary of the Radical Gender Movement said the legal action was aimed at enforcing accountability in Nigeria’s aviation sector, which he described as “collapsing under impunity.”
“Our aviation system needs a complete overhaul. We cannot allow a situation where someone can stop a plane with bare hands and walk away without consequence,”
he said.
The lawyer accused authorities of double standards in handling the two cases — alleging that while Ms. Comfort Emmanson faced immediate sanctions, Kwam 1 was neither arrested, arraigned, nor prosecuted. Instead, he was rewarded with an aviation brand ambassadorship, a move Ademiluyi said undermined the sector’s integrity.
“What message does it send when someone accused of such infractions gets celebrated instead of sanctioned?”
he queried.
Ademiluyi also faulted the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, accusing him of
“defending airlines instead of upholding the law,” and criticized the Airline Operators of Nigeria for “acting as complainant, prosecutor, and judge”
when it initially imposed a life ban on Emmanson — a decision later withdrawn.
He urged the judiciary to use the case to reaffirm that no individual, regardless of influence or status, is above the law.
“This is not about celebrity privilege. It’s about the sanctity of the rule of law and the collective interest of the nation,”
he insisted.
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