Nigeria: Unjust Dismissal - Army Boycotts Court

22 November 2016

More than three months after a top Army officer - who was dismissed from service without query or indictment - filed suit for redress at the National Industrial Court, Nigerian military has refused to enter appearance to defend its action.

This has opened the Army to accusations of deliberately shunning the court and frustrating the applicant's push for justice, court documents reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES showed.

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