Has Arik Air has become a slave camp where the Chairman is terrorising staff?

I received this email today and I am posting it as sent.

"Dear Sparkle,

This is an SOS for help. Please, publish it for the world to read.

Arik Air has become a slave camp where the Chairman is terrorising staff.

Staff are owed three months salary - July till date, yet there is no word from management.

The Chairman is concerned about upcoming 10th year anniversary while staff are in pain.

Despite not paying salary, Mr Johnson is sacking staff based on hearsay and text message.

He has planted his spies everywhere and they make false allegations. Last week he sacked a Lady Julia for calling his ward, Chairman's baby.

He suspended another staff for braiding her hair.

In August, he sacked Capt Obot because he refused to fly without his 2 months pay.

At international airport, we are forced to work without facilities. Other airlines have power but we board passengers in darkness. Other airlines have internet facilities but we are forced to use our personal internet.

The slave situation has turned many of us into corporate beggars from passengers. We rely on passenger crumbs to feed and cater for our family.

Arik Air aircrafts are not safe because pilot flying it are not paid. They are under a lot of trauma.

There has not been any salary review in the last 7 years or more.

In my years of working with Arik Air, our pensions are not paid and our tax clearance too.

Arik is a fraud because it owes all its vendors and insurers. Arik Air has zero credit worthiness.

Some crew say they have been locked out of hotel room because Arik refused to pay. Sim slots for pilots are also cancelled because they cannot make payments for simulator.

Everyday, we make huge sales but the money is diverted. Arik Air despite this still employs expatriate staff to do exactly what Nigerians are doing.

The expatriate staff are paid in dollars and usually paid 7 times what Nigerians are paid.

We don't have work tools. We buy our own rain boots, torchlight and pregnant security staff sleep on the tarmac for night duty.

We even sew our own uniforms. Arik Air gave us uniform last 7 years ago.

Security dept is the worst as we have two separate pay grade as graduates.

My colleague in catering says they recycle meals and never throw them away. That is if meals are not eaten on the plane, they are put back in the freezer for another time.

This can lead to food poisoning.

As we speak now the Chairman is overworking all staff under fatigue and pressure.

When union tried to come to Arik to register staff, the Chairman sacked staff that registered.

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority is aware of what is happening in Arik but turning a blind eye.

The MD, Mr Ndule and DMD Capt Ado cannot stand up to the Chairman to tell him the truth. The same thing with the Chief Pilot. They are all yes men while we are suffering and smiling.

Arik Air is an accident waiting to happen."