HABIBAT BALA AND 4 ORS V. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, KOGI STATE AND 2ORS

The Claimants commenced this suit via a General Form of Complaint dated and filed the 12^th April, 2017 Claiming from the defendants jointly and severally the  following reliefs :

1. A DECLARATION that the Claimants are Civil Servants in the service of Kogi State Government and are entitled to salaries, allowances and trainings for the effective performance of their duties as Forest Guards.
2. AN ORDER for the payment of salaries and allowances of the Claimants.
3. AN ORDER for the training and equipping the Claimants as Forest Guards.
4. ANY other order(s) and/or Declaration(s) as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances of this case.

 The Claimants filed along with their Complaint, their witness statements on oath, list of witnesses as well as a schedule and copies of documents to be relied on at trial.

1^st to 3^rd Defendants filed their joint statement of defence on 13^th July, 2017 including their witness statement on oath and list of witnesses.

Case for the Claimant

The Clai…