(BREAKING) Sexual Harassment Allegations: UNICAL Suspends Law Faculty Dean

By Akeem Oduyoye

The management of the University of Calabar has suspended the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, over allegations of sexual harassment.

Ndifon’s suspension, effective August 17, 2023, followed a probe by the management of the school into the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by female students of the faculty on Monday.

A viral video on social media had shown the students of the faculty storming the office of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, bearing placards with inscriptions such as, “Ndifon must go for our sanity”, “We are tired of buying law journals”, “We are tired of lecturers not attending classes”, and “Law girls are not your bonanza; Prof. Ndifon should stop grabbing us and others.”

However, in an interview with Cross River Watch, the professor denied the allegations, stating that the protest was orchestrated by individuals within the faculty who held a grudge against him.

In a letter by the school registrar, Gabriel Egbe, made available to Punch on Thursday through the university’s spokesperson, Eyo Bassey, the management said it was unsatisfied with the response to the query served on Ndifon.

Source: Punch online