OGUNWUMIJU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Hon. Justice J. F. Gbadeyan of the Kwara State High Court of Justice, Ilorin, delivered on 30th March, 2004 entering judgment in favour of the plaintiff and dismissing the defendants' counter-claim.
The facts which gave rise to this appeal are as follows:-
The respondent was employed by Kwara State Water Corporation in 1973. By 1975 she had risen to the rank of Principal Store Officer.
Sometime in December, 1995, the respondent was served a letter from the 2nd appellant alleging that she (the respondent) falsified store record which resulted in losses to the government to the tune of N7,970, 120.00 (Seven Million, Nine Hundred and Seventy Thousand, One Hundred and Twenty Naira) only and that she made away with materials belonging to the appellants without proper documentation resulting in loss of N7,970,120.00 (Seven Million, Nine Hundred and Seventy Thousand, One Hundred and Twenty Naira)…