Bellview Crash: Captain’s Family Sues Airline Over Compensation
The case was filed before Justice Lawal Mani on
behalf of other family members by Imuwahen Lenita Imasuen, who is the eldest child and administratrix of the estate of late Captain Imaseun.
behalf of other family members by Imuwahen Lenita Imasuen, who is the eldest child and administratrix of the estate of late Captain Imaseun.
Eight years after the tragic crash of Bellview aircraft Boeing 737-200, members of the family of the captain of the ill fated plane, Captain Lambert Imasuen have dragged the airline before the National Industrial Court (NIC) in Lagos over non-payment of compensation due to the family.
It will be recalled that the aircraft was on its way to Abuja from Lagos when it crashed at Lisa village area of Ogun State, killing all 117 persons on board in 2005.
Defendants in the case are: Bellview Arilines Limited.
Other defendants are Kayode Odukoya, Tunde Yusuf, Gabriel Olowo, Emmanuel Ombu, Abisoye Mohammed, Kola Sobande, Chimara Imediegwu and Alex Iheuwa - all directors of the airline.
In the suit filed on behalf of the claimant by her counsel, Yusuf Asamah Kadiri of Jackson, Etti & Edu law firm, the family claimed that despite several demands, the airline and its directors have failed to pay them their entitlements eight years after their father died while working for the company.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the matter.
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