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AHMED
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ABU & ANOR

(2016) JELR 34225 (CA)

Court of Appeal 19 Feb 2016 Nigeria
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- This case is an appeal from the decision of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in a dismissal case. - The appellant, a lecturer, was dismissed by the respondents for alleged misconduct. - The appellant challenged the dismissal, clai

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Suit Number:CA/K/113/2014
Judges:HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU JCA OLUDOTUN ADEBOLA ADEFOPE-OKOJIE JCA AMINA AUDI WAMBAI JCA
Counsel:S. J. Gani For the Appellant; Kayode Amodu For the Respondents.

AMINA AUDI WAMBAI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is from the decision of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Kano in suit No. NICN/KN/7/2011 delivered on 11th September, 2013 by M. N. ESOWE J, wherein the learned trial judge entered Judgment in favour of the Respondents against the Appellant affirming the dismissal of the Appellant's appointment by the Respondents.

The Appellant, as Claimant at the Lower Court, sought against the Respondents (as Defendants), the following reliefs:

WHEREOF the Claimant claims against the defendants jointly and severally as follows:-

"(a) A Declaration that the dismissal of the plaintiff by the Defendants from the services of the 1st defendant vide their letter referenced p.16,773 of 6th day of June, 2011, is in violation of the Ahmadu Bello University Law; it is therefore invalid, null and void and of no effect whatsoever.

(b) An Order of the honourable Court setting aside the letter of dismissal of the claimant dat…

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