TIJANI KOLADE
V.
MDS LOGISTICS LTD

(2020) JELR 80397 (NICN)

National Industrial Court of Nigeria · NICN/OW/41/2017 · 22 Jan 2020 · Nigeria

CORAM

HIS LORDSHIP HON. JUSTICE I.S GALADIMA

Ratio Decidendi

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claimant

dw1

claimant’s counsel

cross examination

counter claim

defendant company

claimant’s case

defendant’s counsel

defendant’s handbook

inventory report

issue number

exhibits c1

facts of this case

rules of this court

statement of defence

defendant’s employee handbook

order of court

points of law

unlawful termination of the claimant

absence of any proper investigation

conditions of his service

conduct of the defendant

custody of the human resource office of the defendant

customer service officer

depot manager mr. ezekiel

dw1 osuji azubuike

employee of the defendant

exhibit cw1

existence of a valid contract of employment

first witness

following reliefs

form part of same transactions

hearing of the misconduct

inventory of the defendant

learned counsel

letter of advice

mr. azubuike osuji

principles of fair hearing

provision of exhibit c3

purported letter of dismissal of the claimant

query letter

spurious counter claim

substantive claims

such damages

written document

written testimony of dw2

I.S GALADIMA J.: The facts of this case are that the Claimant was an employee of the Defendant for a period of 15 years before his dismissal which was purportedly as a result of shortfalls found in the stock inventory amounting to a deficit of ₦12.9M (Twelve Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira only).

The Claimant, purportedly as Store keeper, had undertaken an inventory of the Defendant’s pharmaceutical warehouse on the 10th of September, 2016 in the presence of one Mr. Azubuike Osuji, the Customer Service Officer who also endorsed the inventory report on the 13th of October to be correct and was later sent to the depot manager Mr. Ezekiel who confirmed same to be correct.

The Claimant’s case is that he was wrongfully dismissed as the procedure taken by the Defendant was contrary to the terms and conditions of his service with the Defendant company and same was not in accordance with the laid down procedures for discipline as contained in pages 29, 30 and 33 of the Defendant’s employ…

TIJANI KOLADE V. MDS LOGISTICS LTD

TIJANI KOLADE
V.
MDS LOGISTICS LTD