Nigeria, July 28 -- The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Lagos has ordered the reinstatement of 70 dismissed soldiers into the Nigerian Army following a presidential pardon granted by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2022.

In a judgement delivered on 20 July, the judge, Sanda Yelwa, ordered that the dismissed military personnel are "reinstated into the Nigerian Army, the legal basis for their dismissal having been completely obliterated."

He also ordered the Chief of Army Staff to reinstate them "into the Nigerian Army with effect from 18 July 2022 (the date of the presidential pardon)."

He further directed that all their salaries, emoluments, and allowances shall be paid from the date of the presidential pardon to wh...