A group of 176 retired Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) comptrollers has filed a lawsuit at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) against the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. and other relevant agencies, alleging failure to provide their statutory retirement entitlements.
The ex-officials are led by Abalaka-Betty Ajuma.
Their lawyer, Maroof Giwa, named Tunji-Ojo, NIS Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Board (CDCFIS), CDCFIS leadership, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi as co-defendants.
The retirees claim that, under the “Unified and Reviewed Conditions of Service for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Fire, Nigeria Immigration and Nigeria Prisons Services, 2015”, they are entitled to an official car and the services of five domestic staff upon retirement at the rank of Comptroller of Immigration.
Despite fulfilling all eligibility requirements, the retirees alleged that the entitlements had not been provided. They also stated that prior reminders and pre-action notices sent to the defendants had gone unheeded.
The retirees are seeking court declarations that the failure to provide these benefits is unlawful, wrongful, and unconstitutional. They are requesting either the provision of the official cars or ₦15 million each in lieu of the vehicles.
The case, assigned to Justice Rakiya Haastrup, is scheduled for hearing on 23 June 2026.
