University of Calabar

By Muhammadu Sabiu 

The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has suspended one of its lecturers, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, for alleged sexual harassment against female students. 

The Daily Reality (TDR) understands that Prof. Cyril Ndifon has been placed on administrative leave twice in the past nine years due to allegations of sexual harassment. 

Ndifon was recently suspended for breaking the terms of the institution’s current rules and regulations in a letter dated August 17, 2023, and signed by Gabriel Egbe, the registrar of the school. 

He was suspended by the same university in 2015 following allegations of sexual assault against female students. 

A few days ago, female law students demonstrated on campus with signs demanding that Ndifon be fired. 

According to a report seen by TDR, some of the placards had inscriptions like, “Ndifon must go!” “We’re tired of sucking dicks for marks”, “Law girls are not bonanza,” and “Prof Ndifon must stop grabbing our bum bums.” 

The suspension, according to the letter, followed Ndifon’s response to a question that had previously been posed to him by the university’s management. 

According to reports, the Vice Chancellor was not pleased with Prof. Ndifon’s response to the question posed to him. 

The VC then gave the order to suspend Ndifon and remove him from his role as Dean.

By Ahmad Deedat Zakari

Students of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, have protested against the Dean of Law of the University, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, over sexual harassment. 

On Monday, the students demanded the dismissal of the learned professor, as they carried placards clearly stating their reasons for the protest. 

They accused the university don of sexually harassing students and threatening to fail them. They also alleged the suppression of their voice over the alleged infamous conduct of the professor by the institution. 

Prof. Ndifon was previously removed from his position as Dean of Law over allegations of rape in 2016. Ndifon was, on August 29, 2015, accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old 400-level student (name withheld) in the faculty after ordering her to his office. Following the development, authorities of UNICAL suspended the dean from office. The suspension was to last until he was completely exonerated from the allegations.

However, according to reports, the University of Calabar (UNICAL) reappointed him as the Dean of its law faculty in 2022.