Nigerian President Heads to France Amid Seized Jet Row With Chinese Creditor

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at a summit of West African leaders opened on July 7, 2024 in Abuja. Sodiq Adelakun / AFP

Nigeria’s president headed to France on Monday dogged by a row over jet planes impounded by a French court in a dispute pitting Abuja against a Chinese company.

An airport source told AFP that Bola Ahmed Tinubu was flying on the presidential Airbus A330 — which until a few days ago was impounded by a court in France.

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