Court orders reinstatement of 70 pardoned soldiers, directs army to pay salaries from July 2022
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Lagos Division, has ordered the immediate reinstatement of 70 Nigerian Army personnel who were convicted by courts-martial in 2014 but later granted an unconditional presidential pardon by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The suit, marked NICN/LA/54/2023, was filed by the 70 soldiers against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) after the military authorities allegedly failed to act on their request for reinstatement following the 2022 presidential pardon.
The claimants, represented by Falana & Falana Chambers, sought declarations that the pardon nullified their convictions and dismissals, an order compelling their reinstatement into the Nigerian Army, and payment of outstanding salaries and allowances from December 17, 2014.
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