NGIANGIA T. IBOMA & 4 ORS
V.
PORTS & TERMINAL OPERATORS LTD & 2 ORS

I.S GALADIMA, J: These Claimants were allegedly dockworkers engaged by the 1st and 2nd Defendants from 2006 – 2008 before they were laid off on grounds of redundancy without their being paid their alleged terminal, hazard, and insurance benefits. The 1st Defendant is purportedly the Port Terminal Operator’s (Stevedoring) firm to the 2nd Defendant Company. Accordingly, the 1st Defendant brought these Claimants to work for the 2nd Defendant whereas the 2nd Defendant was actually the firm that paid the Claimants’ salaries. The Claimants’ case is that their jobs was terminated on grounds of redundancy without the required payment of entitlement benefits (pay-offs), hazard allowances, and insurance as contained in Article 2 [12] of Part 2 in the Procedural Agreement between the Sea Port Terminal Operators Association and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria. Their jobs upon being terminated, accordingly entitled them to terminal benefits for redundancy as well as hazard allowances which t…