{"id":153199,"date":"2022-02-24T10:28:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T09:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=153199"},"modified":"2022-02-24T10:28:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T09:28:05","slug":"court-orders-reinstatement-of-dismissed-soldier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/24\/court-orders-reinstatement-of-dismissed-soldier\/","title":{"rendered":"Court orders reinstatement of dismissed soldier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has ordered the reinstatement of a dismissed soldier, Cpl. 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