High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Bwari has ordered the immediate grounding of a disputed aircraft linked to NG Eagle Airline Limited and restrained parties in a $5.3 million aviation transaction from selling, transferring or tampering with two Embraer jets pending the determination of a substantive suit.

In a ruling delivered on Friday, Justice M. A. Madugu granted wide-ranging interlocutory injunctions sought by Rekers Engineering & Construction Limited against Galactic Aviation Limited, Abdullahi Ahmed, NG Eagle Airline Limited and the Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development.

The orders centre on two aircraft, an Embraer EMB-145MP and an EMB-145LR, which are the subject of a dispute arising from an Aircraft Sale and Purchase Agreement dated August 28, 2024.

Rekers Engineering, through its counsel, Taiwo Hassan (SAN), had urged the court to preserve the aircraft pending trial, arguing that despite delivery.