MYSTERY FLIGHTS: The Nigeria Jet Spat

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In this edition of Whale Hunting, you’re reading Mystery Flights, our biweekly feature where we track the planes and jets of the world’s most powerful in collaboration with Dictator Alert. The flights raise many questions about where dictators and their governments are going. Feel free to reach out with context that could further unravel these journeys.

This week on Mystery Flights, we bring you some top-tier international jet drama. A French court just seized three jets owned by the Nigerian government amid a long-standing million-dollar dispute between the government of Ogun, a region of Nigeria, and a Chinese company. The Nigerian government had offered $5 million in compensation — and one jet was just released.