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A Nigerian journalist, Mrs Judith Emmanuel has demanded the sum of N100 million from Kenya Airways over missing luggage, which was lost in the airline’s plane. Emmanuel told newsmen in Awka during a press conference that the luggage was found missing on December 12, 2015 on her return to Nigeria.
            According to Mrs Judith Emmanuel, she said she boarded a Kenyan Airline flight on December 11, 2015 from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi to Lagos Nigeria on flight NO. KQ 534 more than three years ago with other Nigerians. She said she had made several attempts to recover the missing excess luggage which could not be weighed in her name but promptly put in the name of a Nigerian colleague on the same flight with her. According to her, upon arrival at Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on December 12, 2015, it was discovered that the excess luggage was not with them in the same flight. We immediately reported to the airline officials who assured us that the luggage would arrive safely and that there was no need to panic or raise alarm over the excess luggage,” Emmanuel said. She said she was made to report at Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos to check often to confirm the arrival of the excess luggage which proved abortive after reporting the matter orally to the officials of the said airline.
             This position continued over a period of time prompting us to send an e-mail to one of the officials, Gachugi Keziah. She replied and assured that the issue of the missing excess luggage was being looked into and that sooner it would be resolved which I waited endlessly till date,” she said. Emmanuel said that when it became apparent that the airline was not forthcoming, Ebele Onuwuegbuzia, being the person that the excess luggage was booked under her care, resorted to execute power of attorney to her, giving her the consent to pursue her claim. She said the missing goods, not limited to personal belongings, include: cameras, jewelries, artworks, shoes, h andbags, perfumes and make-up kits.The others are: phones, memory cards with events covered, and artifacts like elephant tusks from Uganda and office files.