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Sexual Harassment: ICPC Set to Arraign Suspended UNICAL Professor

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ICPC says it is set to arraign Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) at a Federal High Court in Cross River.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)’s Spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, said this in a statement Abuja.

Ogugua said the commission had filed a criminal charge against Ndifon, following the conclusion of investigation into the professor’s alleged gross misconducts against some of his students.

The commission said a four-count charge bordering on sexual harassment, official corruption and abuse of office contrary to Sections 8, 18 and 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, had been preferred against the senior lecturer.

In the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/511/2023, one of the counts reads: “That you, Professor CYRIL OSIM NDIFON (m) between June-September 2023 at Calabar, within the jurisdiction of this honourable Court.

“And, while being a public officer charged with responsibility for the certification of students as fit in learning and character as a prerequisite for the award of bachelor’s degree in law and admission into the Nigeria Law School.

“Used your office and position as the Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar to gratify yourself.

“By soliciting for nude photographs and videos from one Ms. ABC (not real name), a year 2 diploma student of the University of Calabar, through WhatsApp chats on your telephone number 0803***.

“And thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.”

It said Ndifon would be arraigned in court on a date to be given by the court.

It would be recalled that ICPC, in collaboration with9 the Department of State Services (DSS), had, on Oct. 4, arrested Ndifon in Calabar, Cross River, after shunning several invitations extended to him. (NAN)

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