Woman Alleges Negligence In Death Of 26-Year-Old Son, Slams Promasidor Nig Ltd With Lawsuit, Demands $250,000
Promasidor Nigeria Ltd, its parent company, Promasidor Holdings; and others have been slammed with a lawsuit by Mrs Susan Ogbu.
The woman, who has alleged negligence in the death of her 26-year-old son, Patrick Ogbu, has demanded for $250,000 as compensation.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that in the suit filed at the National Industrial Court , Lagos, the woman in question has alleged gross negligence and unsafe work practices.
Other defendants are Mr Dapo Omolade (operating under the Dapo Omolade Empowerment Initiatives), Hybrid Group Limited, Hybrid HSE Limited, Bohlar Integrated Services, and the Minister of Labour and Employment.
In the suit in question, Mrs. Ogbu is demanding N300 million in compensation, and N150 million in general damages from the defendants, citing wrongful death due to negligence.
She is also seeking a court order for a 21 per cent annual interest on the judgment sum until it is fully paid, along with N5 million for litigation costs.
The woman, through her counsel, David Kupolati noted that Patrick Ogbu joined the HSE trainee programme operated by Omolade and Hybrid Group on April 1, 2024, under an offer letter dated March 4, 2024.
The programme promised technical skills training in health and safety and offered a monthly stipend of N65,000.
According to the claimant, her son, Patrick was, on August 9, 2024, assigned to Promasidor Nigeria’s factory through an arrangement between Bohlar Integrated Services and Promasidor.
A few hours after reporting to the factory, Patrick reportedly fell from a rooftop into a warehouse and died.
‘Sadly a few hours after the claimant’s son left home to resume work at the Promasidor (fifth defendant) project site, she received the sad news that her son had fallen from the factory rooftop into the warehouse and died almost immediately.
The unfortunate, sad and premature death of her son arose due to the gross negligence and unsafe practices of Dapo Omolade, Hybrid Group Limited, Hybrid HSE Limited, Bohlar Integrated Services and Promasidor Nigeria’ the lawyer said.
Mrs Ogbu is also requesting that the court should compel the Minister of Labour and Employment to investigate the operations of the DOME initiative and impose sanctions on all responsible parties.
She is also seeking an order for a full health and safety audit of Promasidor’s factories and a formal inquiry into the company’s activities in Lagos and Ogun states.
The first, second ,third and fourth defendants, who were represented by their counsel, Azeez Alaka, denied all allegations.
They claimed that Dapo Omolade is an independent entity and not a subsidiary of Hybrid Group.
According to them, the DOME initiative is a legitimate training programme intended to boost young people’s practical experience in health and safety.
The defence counsel argued that Patrick Ogbu violated company safety protocols by allowing workers onto a rooftop without the required Permit to Work and following them despite lacking proper training for working at heights.
They added that he had been tasked with enforcing the ‘No Permit, No Work’ policy and that his failure to do so caused the accident. They also denied that the programme is exploitative, insisting that it is a fully- sponsored initiative providing stipends and experience to young Nigerians-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
