Court stops planned sale of Embraer aircraft, orders defendants to show cause

By : Yetunde Ayobami Ojo

Date: 5 December 2025 10:01pm WAT

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[FILE] Federal High Court, Abuja. (Photo by Bloomberg)

[FILE] Federal High Court, Abuja. (Photo by Bloomberg)

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Bwari, has issued an interim order restraining Galactic Aviation Limited and two others from selling an Embraer EMB-145LR aircraft identified as 5N-BZM.

Justice M. A. Madugu granted the order on Friday, December 5, 2025, after hearing an ex parte application filed by the claimant, Reekers Engineering and Construction Limited.

The claimant had, through its counsel, Mr Azeez Taiwo Hassan (SAN), filed and argued the motion ex parte in a suit marked FCT/HC/BW/CV/391/2025.

The claimant, Reekers Engineering and Construction Limited, instituted the suit against Galactic Aviation Limited, Mr Abdullahi Ahmed, NG Eagle Airline Limited, and the Honourable Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development as first to fourth respondents respectively.

However, in his ruling on the application, Justice Madugu granted the application and restrained the 1st to 3rd defendants—Galactic Aviation Limited, Mr Abdullahi Ahmed, and NG Eagle Airline Limited—from putting up for sale or selling the aircraft with Manufacturer Serial Number 14500842 and engine serial numbers ESN 25606 and ESN 25831.

The court noted that the aircraft had allegedly not been fully paid for by the 1st and 2nd defendants. Justice Madugu also ordered the defendants to show cause within seven days why key prayers in the claimant’s motion ex parte should not be granted.

The court subsequently adjourned to hearing to December 16, 2026.

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