...N that since the Defendant has not validly terminated the contract of employment of the Claimant in line with Paragraph 6.1 of the Claimant’s contract of employment dated 31st May, 2017, the Claimant is entitled to be paid his monthly salary due to him in the sum of N663,509.27 (Six Hundred and Sixty-Three Thousand Five Hundred and Nine Naira Twenty-Se ...

...nbsp;Claim filed 3rd of May, 2024, the Claimants claim against the Defendants as follows: A DECLARATION that the exclusion of the 18 Claimants who are non-indigenous Staff of the 5th Defendants from redeployment on the basis of their states of origin is unconstitutional and infringes  on  their  fundamental  right  to  freedom  from   discr ...

..., Three Hundred and Ninety Eight Naira Ninety Kobo)  as their collective salaries for each month starting from  February, 2021 until Judgment is given by this Honourable  Court.  v. The unpaid salaries of the Claimants for the 77 months they  remained in the service of the Defendants without  disengagement which is as follows:  a. The sum of N29,881,416.15 (Twenty Nine Million, Eight  Hundred and Eighty-One Thousand, Four Hundred and Sixteen  Naira ...

...d by the Defendants’ Witness Statement on Oath of Christopher Y. Daniel sworn on 17th of July, 2025 and other frontloaded documents, all regularized upon the Defendants’ Motion on Notice dated on 16th of July, 2025 and  filed on the 17th of July, 2025 by the order of Court made on 17th of July, 2025. On the 26th of February, 2025, the Claimant opened his case and as his sole witness, adopted his Writ ...

... from 1st April, 2022 to 9th April, 2025 marked as Exhibit “LFC5A”, and (2) The Statement of Record of Loan Disbursements and Interest from Lapo Micro Finance Bank dated 15th April, 2025 marked as Exhibit “LFC5B”. On the 26th of September, 2025, the Claimant testified as CW2, adopted his Written Statement on Oath sworn on 26th of May, 2025 as his evidence-in-chief. CW2 tendered Exhibits LFC1 to LFC9 which were admitted in evidence without any iota of objectio ...

...5 marked as Exhibit “LFC5A”, and (2) The Statement of Record of Loan Disbursements and Interest from Lapo Micro Finance Bank dated 15th April, 2025 marked as Exhibit “LFC5B”. On the 26th of September, 2025, the Claimant testified as CW2, adopted his Written Statement on Oath sworn on 26th of May, 2025 as his evidence-in-chief. CW2 tendered Exhibits LFC1 to LFC9 which were admitted in evidence without any iota of objection by the Defendants’ Counsel. CW2 was dul ...

...accompanied by a further Statement on Oath of the Claimant sworn on the 1st of July, 2024, and List of Additional Documents to be relied upon. On the 11th of November, 2024, the Claimant opened his case and as his sole witness, adopted his Written Statement on Oath sworn on 19th of February, 2024 and his further Statement on Oath sworn on 1st of July, 2024 as his evidence-in-chief. CW1 tendered Exhibits LFC1 and LFC2 which were admitted in evidence without any iota of objection by the Defen ...

...2025. On the 12th of March, 2025, the Claimant opened his case and as his sole witness, adopted his Written Statement on Oath as his evidence-in-chief. CW1 tendered Exhibits LFC1 and LFC2 which were admitted in evidence without any iota of objection by the Defendants. On the 20th of March, 2025, Defendants Learned Counsel of I.S. Barde Esq appeared with Miss H. A. Mailumo Esq and cross-examined CW1. The Claimant closed his case.  It is pertinent to note that despite several a ...

... this case. Hearing in this matter commenced on 20th of January, 2025 with the CW1 adopting his evidence-in-chief and tendered Exhibits C1 to C9. CW1 was cross-examined on the 20th of February, 2025 and the Claimant closed his case while matter was adjourned for opening of defence. Defendants opened their defence on the 2nd of May, 2025 with the DW1 adopting his evidence-in-chief and tendered Exhibits D2 to D38. DW1 was duly cross examined. DW2 adopted his evidence-in-chief on the 24th of June, ...

... 2025, the Claimant opened her case and testified as her sole witness, CW1. CW1 adopted her Written Statement on Oath as her evidence-in-chief and tendered Exhibits LFC1 and LFC2 which were admitted in evidence without any iota of objection by the Defendants. The Defendants Learned Counsel of I.S. Barde Esq, who appeared with Miss H. A. Mailumo Esq and K. O. Abdullahi Esq, cross-examined CW1. Upon the close of the case of the Claimant, it is pertinent to note that despite several adjournmen ...

...he Claimant opened his case and as his sole witness, adopted his Written Statement on Oath as his evidence-in-chief. CW1 tendered Exhibits LFC1, LFC2 and LFC3 which were admitted in evidence without any iota of objection by the Defendants. The Defendants Learned Counsel of I.S. Barde Esq appeared with Miss H. A. Mailumo Esq and K. O. Abdullahi Esq and cross-examined CW1. The Claimant closed his case.  It is pertinent to note that despite several adjournments to allow the Defendants to ...

...arch, 2025, the Claimant opened his case and as his sole witness, adopted his Statement on Oath as his evidence-in-chief in this case. CW1 testified that he is now a farmer who lived in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State. That he was appointed on the 27th of August, 2015 as Executive Chairman of Adamawa State UBEC. He tendered Exhibits LFC1 and LFC2 which were admitted in evidence while the Defendants Counsel reserved his objection till final address stage.   Defendants ...

...tendered Exhibits LFC1 to LFC6 which were admitted in evidence, while the Defendants’ Counsel reserved his objection on admissibility to the stage of final address.  Defendants Counsel however cross-examined the CW1 and the Claimant closed her case. The Defendants opened their defence on the 20th June, 2025 and called their sole Witness, Dennis Haslon as DW1 who adopted his Statement on Oath as his evidence-in-chief in this case and was cross examined by the Claimant Learned Coun ...

...25, Defendants Learned Counsel of I.S. Barde Esq cross-examined the CW1. The Claimant closed his case and after which the Defendants Counsel chose to rest their case on the evidence of the Claimant.  In compliance with the Rules of Court, the Claimant filed his Final Written Address dated 30th of May, 2025, while the Defendants Counsel on their own choice did not file a final address in this Suit.  At the proceedings of 24th of September, 2025, while the Learned Counsel of P. ...

... rest their case on the evidence of the Claimant. The Claimant on the 10th of June, 2025 filed his Final Written Address dated 4th of June, 2025, while the Defendants on the 25th of June, 2025 filed their Final Written Address dated same date. CASE OF THE CLAIMANT By the averments of the Claimant’s Statement of Facts and evidence led by CW1 in proof thereof, the case of the Claimant is thus: The Claimant is a Retired Civil Servant resident at Jimeta, Yola, Adamawa State ...

... rest their case on the evidence of the Claimant. The Claimant on the 10th of June, 2025 filed his Final Written Address dated 4th of June, 2025, while the Defendants on the 25th of June, 2025 filed their Final Written Address dated same date. CASE OF THE CLAIMANT By the averments of the Claimant’s Statement of Facts and evidence led by CW1 in proof thereof, the case of the Claimant is thus: The Claimant is a Retired Civil Servant resident at Jimeta, Yola, Adamawa State ...

... frontloaded their sole witness Statement on Oath chose not to call their sole witness but to rest their case on the evidence of the Claimant. The Claimant on the 10th of June, 2025 filed his Final Written Address, while the Defendants on the 25th of June, 2025 filed their Final Written Address. CASE OF THE CLAIMANT By the averments of the Claimant’s Statement of Facts and evidence led by CW1 in proof thereof, the case of the Claimant is thus: The Claimant is a Retired ...

... the proceeding of 11th of March, 2025, Defendants Counsel who filed a Joint Statement of Defence and frontloaded their sole witness Statement on Oath chose not to call their sole witness but to rest their case on the evidence of the Claimant, on their opinion that the Claimant has failed to prove her case. The Claimant on the 19th of May, 2025 filed her Final Written Address dated 17th of May, 2025 and regularized on the 21st of May, 2025, while the Defendants on the 4th of June, 2025 file ...

...atement of Defence and frontloaded their sole witness Statement on Oath chose not to call their sole witness but to rest their case on the evidence of the Claimant.  The Claimant on the 19th of May, 2025 filed her Final Written Address dated 17th of May, 2025 and regularized on the 21st of May, 2025, while the Defendants on the 4th of June, 2025 filed their Final Written Address dated 2nd of June, 2025. The Claimant also on the 10th of June, 2025 filed a Reply on Points of Law dated th ...

... progression in the service of the defendant. An Order for the award of general damages. For the sum of N500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million Naira) only. The originating process is accompanied by List and Address of Claimant’s Witness, Claimant’s Written Statement on Oath sworn on 26th February, 2024, List of Documents to Rely on as well as frontloaded copies of documentary exhibits.  In reaction to the Suit, the Defendant out of time soug ...

...the resignation of the Claimant through a letter dated 13th December, 2019 resulted from duress and/or undue influence by the Defendants and non-compliance with due process. d)                An Order of this Honourable Court setting aside the Claimant’s letter of resignation dated 13th December, 2019 having resulted from duress and/or undue influence by the Defendants and non-compliance with due process. e ...

...              A Declaration that the said employment of the Claimant in the services of 1st – 3rd Defendants is employment inured with statutory flavour by the operation of law. 3.                  An Order setting aside the letter of retrenchment dated 27th day of June 2006 issued to the Claimant by the 1st – 4th Defendants, being nul ...

...;                                                                               RULING 1.   & ...

...lternative to prayer (c) above An Order of the Honourable Court directing the Defendant to pay the Claimant N50,000,000.00 (fifty million naira only) as damages for wrongful termination of appointment. 2.     The originating process is accompanied by Claimant’s List of Witness, Witness Statement on Oath sworn on the 14th of July, 2022, List of Documents and frontloaded copies of documentary exhibits. 3.     In reaction to the Suit, the D ...