A claimant, Mrs Emily Amedu, on Monday pleaded with the National
Industrial Court, Abuja, to prevail on Loyola Jesuit College,
Abuja, to pay her N500million damages.
Amedu, a seamstress, also tendered her statements, which she
urged the court to adopt.
At the resumed hearing of the suit before Justice Ebeye Isele,
the seamstress told the court that the termination of her
appointment in 2015 by the school was illegal.
She claimed that the procedure leading to her termination was
illegal, null and void, and not in tandem with the school’s
handbook.
It would be recalled that the seamstress had dragged the school
to court over alleged injuries sustained while performing tasks for
the school.
The suit indicated that Amedu was asked to get uniforms from a
stack of materials in a toilet attached to the school’s dining
hall, used as a store.
She fell and hit her back on the wash hand slab, which affected
her spinal cord.
She alleged that the school terminated her appointment in
December 2015, and refused to shoulder expenses for her
surgeries.
The seamstress, therefore, prayed the court to prevail on the
school to effect her proper retirement, with all allowances and
accrued benefits.
In her adopted statements, she also sought the court’s
intervention to prevail on the school to pay the medical bills she
incurred and take care of her deteriorating health.
Reacting to the claims, the school’s counsel, Mr Joseph Nwabufo,
told the court he has filed three notices in response to the
claimant’s earlier motion.
The judge adjourned the case until Oct. 16 for continuation of
hearing.
A claimant, Mrs Emily Amedu, on Monday pleaded with the National
Industrial Court, Abuja, to prevail on Loyola Jesuit College,
Abuja, to pay her N500million damages.
Amedu, a seamstress, also tendered her statements, which she
urged the court to adopt.
At the resumed hearing of the suit before Justice Ebeye Isele,
the seamstress told the court that the termination of her
appointment in 2015 by the school was illegal.
She claimed that the procedure leading to her termination was
illegal, null and void, and not in tandem with the school’s
handbook.
It would be recalled that the seamstress had dragged the school
to court over alleged injuries sustained while performing tasks for
the school.
The suit indicated that Amedu was asked to get uniforms from a
stack of materials in a toilet attached to the school’s dining
hall, used as a store.
She fell and hit her back on the wash hand slab, which affected
her spinal cord.
She alleged that the school terminated her appointment in
December 2015, and refused to shoulder expenses for her
surgeries.
The seamstress, therefore, prayed the court to prevail on the
school to effect her proper retirement, with all allowances and
accrued benefits.
In her adopted statements, she also sought the court’s
intervention to prevail on the school to pay the medical bills she
incurred and take care of her deteriorating health.
Reacting to the claims, the school’s counsel, Mr Joseph Nwabufo,
told the court he has filed three notices in response to the
claimant’s earlier motion.
The judge adjourned the case until Oct. 16 for continuation of
hearing.
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