Illegally dismissed Nigerian army officers write AGF Fagbemi, demand reinstatement, payment of entitlements
At least seven of the army officers have secured court judgements ordering their reinstatement.
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At least seven of the army officers have secured court judgements ordering their reinstatement.
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The army said Danladi Hassan who was compulsorily retired in 2016 as a colonel, has already exceeded the age for ...
Mr Hassan and 37 other senior officers were forced to retire by the army in June 2016.
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Danladi Hassan, a colonel, is among the 38 Army officers wrongfully retired compulsorily by Army authorities in 2016.
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Justice Sanusi Kado delivered the judgement on Wednesday at the headquarters of the industrial court in Abuja.
The judge held that the compulsory retirement of Mr Arigbe, a Lieutenant Colonel, was "wrongful, unconstitutional, null and void for ...
The officers were ordered to trigger confusion and violence in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to stalemate the 2015 presidential ...
A compulsorily retired colonel is challenging his dismissal.