JEAN OMOKRI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Okon, J. of the High Court of Akwa Ibom State sitting at Eket in Suit No. HEK/97/2001 delivered on 9/8/05.
The brief facts of the case are that the respondent, a retired soldier and a professional driver, who was the plaintiff at the lower court applied for employment as a driver in the 1st appellant's company, which was the 1st defendant at the court below. The 1st appellant interviewed and employed the respondent in September, 1991 as a driver. Thereafter he was sent for training in Police Training School, Calabar. After the training the respondent was deployed to the Security section as a driver. He was assigned a Toyota Jeep with Registration number M 220 PNG. On the 6/10/2000, the respondent was involved in an accident with the said vehicle. The respondent alleged that he was beating up by some Mobile Police men working for the 1st appellant. The respondent was subsequently given an o…