62. On the right to be promptly informed of the charges at the time of arrest. Article 9 (2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights provides: “Everyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly informed of any charges against him. The Human Rights Committee in its General Comment 35 on Article 9 of the ICCPR (Liberty and Security of Person), has recognized that not only must the deprivation of liberty be in accordance with laid down laws, but must also be accompanied with procedural safeguards to ensure that such deprivation is not arbitrary. One of these procedural safeguards is that an arrested person must immediately be informed at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and charges against him. See African Court decision in Application No 005/2013 Alex Thomas v United Republic of Tanzania 63. In the instant case, The Applicant states that at the time of his arrest, he was not informed of the nature and reasons for his arrest before he was detained. It is curious that the Applicant who is a military man and who reported the loss of the rifle allocated to him pursuant to which, he was arrested can deny knowledge of the reason for his arrest. In light of this consideration, the Court finds that this allegation is unfounded and it is therefore dismissed. 64. On the alleged violation of the right to work The Applicant alleges that the Respondent State violated his right to work because of his irregular and unlawful dismissal from the Nigerian Army. He claims that after he had served his prison sentence and was released, he was not reinstated to his position at the Nigerian Army, despite several letters demanding his reinstatement, written by his counsel to the authorities of the Nigerian Army. 28