60 private jets grounded for not paying Duties/Taxes

By, Biola Davies

Nigeria Customs Service, has grounded over 60 private jets, across major airports in Nigeria.

Unpaid import duties running into several billions of naira.

These are owned by very important persons in the country over unpaid import duty.

YOUNEWS is aware that private jet hangars in Lagos and Abuja airports were sealed up for the purpose.

Now, owners of the aircraft, including bank chiefs and multinational oil companies among other individuals, have been running from pillar to post; lobbying the Presidency to secure the release of their jets.

Some of the grounded luxury aircraft include Bombardier BD-700 Global 6000, BD-700 Global 6500, BD-700 Global 7500, among others.