A Lagos High Court has ordered Air Peace to answer questions raised by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism on the libel suit filed by the firm on its aircraft operations from Lagos to Anambra State on October 12, 2022.

In the suit number: LD/ADR/4833/23 – Air Peace v. Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Air Peace maintains that it adhered to safety protocols and practices in compliance with safety directives and policies.

It challenged FIJ’s Interrogatory’s compelling answers to questions regarding the aircraft used and flight operation, describing them as “scandalous and irrelevant” to the libel suit. FIJ was dissatisfied with the responses to the questions and filed an application compelling Air Peace to answer the questions sufficiently objected to.

In the ruling, delivered on Thursday by the court, Justice Jose upheld the argument of FIJ, represented by counsel Abimbola Ojenike and Jesulayomi Oyelami of Slingstone LP, stating that the questions requesting for the details of the first two aircraft designated to convey passengers are relevant to the facts in issue and that they relate to the defendant’s case and are capable of proving that the defendants are right.