The military high command has dismissed the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria that nullified a rule in the armed forces of Nigeria, which mandates personnel to sever for a minimum of 15 years before resigning.
It specifically said since the law that established the military – the Armed Forces Act, is yet to be rewritten or repealed, any personnel that joins must abide by what is contained in the document.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Markus Kangye, who stated this in reaction to the court ruling, said there were different categories of personnel in the force.
Reports stated that Justice Emmanuel Subilim of NIC, Abuja had delivered the ruling where he declared the rule as “unconstitutional and oppressive.”