The National Industrial
Court on Tuesday ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to
``immediately’’ restore the payment of salaries and other entitlements of and
officer, CSP Mars Abiaziam.
Justice Peter Lifu gave
the order at the resumed hearing of a suit filed by Abiaziam against NIS over
the non-payment of his salaries, victimisation and attempt by the service to
sack him.
The judge also ordered
the service not to subject the officer to any punitive action or any form of
victimisation as a result of the suit.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that the order of the court followed an out of court
settlement agreement reached between the claimant and NIS and other respondents
to the suit.
``The court is satisfied
with the contents of the terms of settlement by the parties and will enter such
as final judgment in the case,’’ Lifu held.
It will be recalled that
Abiaziam had dragged NIS before the court over non-payment of his salaries,
victimisation and attempt by the service to sack him.
In the suit, he joined
the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Assistant-Comptroller of Immigration,
Mr. S. C Baikie and a Chief Inspector of Immigration, Tanko Nuhu as co-defendants.
The claimant said that
the respondents stopped paying his monthly salaries since Nov. 2014 on an
allegation that he did not comply with demands of harmonisation of service
record.
He said he had complied
with the said harmonisation and filled the relevant forms for over four times,
adding that he had severally appealed for a reinstatement of his salaries but
all to no avail.
At the last hearing of
the case on Sept. 17, counsel to the defendants, Silas Amon, had prayed the
court for adjournment to enable parties to explore out of court settlement of
the dispute.
Counsel to the claimant,
Kelvin Okoro, did not oppose the application while the court adjourned for
report of settlement. (NAN
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