Nigeria, Jan. 16 -- The National Industrial Court has ordered the Nigerian Army to reinstate another senior officer, Thomas Arigbe, after three such judgements since the military authorities illegally dismissed several officers in 2016.

The judge, Paul Bassi of the Lagos division of the industrial court, handed the judgement on Thursday.

Mr Bassi held that the compulsory retirement of Mr Arigbe, a Lieutenant Colonel, was "wrongful, unconstitutional, null and void for breach of fair hearing."

Mr. Arigbe, like several others, was never queried nor indicted by the army before he was arbitrarily forced out of service.

The judge ordered the army to reinstate the officer and pay him all his entitlements up to the date of reinstatement. He a...