Prof Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS).
Ndifon’s arrest by the DSS was at the instance of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), and followed his alleged refusal to turn himself in for questioning despite several invitations.
The ICPC, it was gathered, had sought the collaboration of the DSS on the UNICAL sex scandal matter involving the former dean.
The Commission had complained that Ndifon refused to honour its several invitations and thereafter sought the assistance of the DSS to get him to answer to the allegations of sexual harassment leveled against him.
The Spokesman for the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, confirmed in a statement on Thursday that Ndifon was eventually arrested in Calabar, Cross River State by its operatives on Wednesday based on court order.
“However, the Service, following the Commission’s request and in the spirit of interagency cooperation, supported it for a successful operation,” Afunanya explained.
“This is to guide public understanding of the latest developments on the matter,” the statement added.
Recall that following protests by female UNICAL law students over Ndifon’s sexual harassment, the University suspended him and raised a panel to probe the allegations against him.
The panel, which submitted its report early this week, recommended that Ndifon be sanctioned for various offences, including extortion of funds.
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