Nigeria, May 15 -- The National Industry Court on Thursday issued an order permitting one of the senior officers illegally dismissed by the Nigerian Army, Abdulfatai Mohammed, to initiate committal proceedings against the Chief of Defence Staff, Gabriel Olonisakin, following the general's refusal to show evidence that he transmitted the affected officers' appeals to President Muhammadu Buhari.

The army had in June 2016 forced 38 officers to retire from service. But most of them were illegally removed from service, PREMIUM TIMES investigation showed and the industrial court has repeatedly held.

Paragraph 09.02(e) of the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service for Officers, 2012 (revised) - provides that any officer compulsorily retire...