Application, to determine whether it omitted to give a decision on a specific head
of claim or on costs as alleged in the Supplementary Application.
12. The reliefs sought in the Originating Application, the judgment of the Court and the
relief sought in the Supplementary Application will be reproduced hereunder again
for ease of reference.
M. The reliefs sought in the Initiating Application
a. A declaration that the dismissal of the Applicants as soldiers in the
Nigerian Army some time in February 2016 by the Respondent
without arraignment, prosecution and sentence by a duly
constituted Court Martial is irregular, illegal, unlawful, null and void
whatsoever as the act of the Respondent herein constitute a
violation of the Applicants Fundamental Rights to fair hearing as
stated in the provisions of the section 36 (1) of the 1999
Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) Third
Alteration Act , Article 7 of the African Charter on Human and
People’s Rights, Article 8, 10, 11 (1) of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights.
b. A declaration that the act of the Respondent herein is a gross
violation of the Rights of the Applicants to work under equitable and
conducive environment as guaranteed by the provisions of Articles
6 (1), 7(a) (i), (b) of the International Covenant on Economic Social
and Cultural Rights, Article 15 of the African Charter on Human and
People’s Rights.
c. A declaration that the act of the Respondent is a gross violation of
the Applicants Fundamental Rights to work and Freedom from
unemployment as expressly guaranteed by the provisions of Article
23 of the Universal Declaration of Human and People’s Rights.
d. An order of this Honorable Court directing the Defendant, its
agents, organs, servants, privies or by whatsoever name called to
immediately reinstate all the Applicants to their respective rank in
the Nigerian Army.
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