Court Declare UNIBEN’S Sack Of Staff Null And Void

The sack of Mr Vincent Omosigho by the authorities of the University of Benin has been declared as null and void by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, NIC, Akure Division.


The letter of compulsory retirement to Mr Omosigho was dated June 23, 2016, but took effect on June 8, 2018.

The court held that it was required that the claimant was first tried in court before that University of Benin, Chairman, Governing Council, University of Benin, Vice – Chancellor (UNIBEN), and Registrar (UNIBEN), excersised their disciplinary power.

The claimant had approached the court to declare his compulsory retirement null and void as the defendants failed or neglected the procedure envisage in the University of Benin Transitional Provisional Act, UB4 especially S .17 in the Revised Edition of Law of the Federation Act 2004 dated 31, December 2010 among other demands.

The court in its judgment read by Justice O.O.Oyewumi on November 21 2018, declared that the compulsory retirement of the claimant, Vincent Omosigho by the 1st defendant, the University of Benin was unlawful.

The court also ordered that Mr. Omosigho should be reinstated to his position as a Senior Officer by the University of Benin.

It further directed that the claimant is entitled to his salary and emolument from 8th, June 2018 when he was compulsorily retired unlawfully till the date of his reinstatement.
The court ordered the defendants to comply with this judgment within 30 days, failing which the claimant’s entitlement is to attract 10 percent interest per annum.
No cost was, however, ordered by the court.