The amount of N1 million was likewise ordered to be paid to Dauda by the Appellate Court.
Mohammed Dauda, the former director general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), has been reinstated by the Court of Appeal Abuja division.
delivering a verdict Justice According to Peter Ige, Dauda was fired because of meritless and petty evidence.
The Judge also decided all of the contested matters in favor of Dauda, a respondent in the lawsuit, against NIA. Additionally, he mandated that his wages and benefits accrued prior to his termination from office be paid.
The amount of N1 million was likewise ordered to be paid to Dauda by the Appellate Court. Dauda should be permitted to retire in service in conformity with the established legislation, Justice Ige further held.
The Justice added that there was no proof in front of the court that the Dauda had posed a risk or broken any laws.
From November 2017 until January 2018, Mr. Dauda served as the agency’s director before being succeeded by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
He filed a lawsuit challenging his expulsion from service, claiming it was unlawful and that there had been no due process followed.
He claimed that it was illegal for a special management staff of the disciplinary committee (SMSDC) to be established to look into the allegations against him and that he had not been given a fair hearing.
