The Department of State Services (DSS) has helped the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to effect the arrest of erstwhile lecturer of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, who was accused of sexual harassments.
Clearing the air on the arrest, the DSS high command hinted that ICPC had sought to collaborate with the secret police agency on the institution’s sex scandal matter, involving Ndifon, the former Dean of Faculty of Law of the Institution.
According to DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, the Commission had disclosed the refusal of Ndifon to honour its several invitations, necessitating his eventual arrest in Calabar, Cross River State, by its operatives on October 4, 2023, based on a court order.
“However, following the Commission’s request, and in the spirit of inter-agency cooperation, the DSS supported it for a successful operation.
“This is to guide public understanding of the latest developments on the matter.”
Recall that the sex scandal rocking UNICAL took a legal dimension as Ndifon instituted a suit against the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, and other officers at the National Industrial Court in Calabar, recently.
But the university’s management had told the accused law professor that they would meet in court.
Ndifon, who is now on suspension, said he dragged the VC and others to court to seek redress and clear his name from the smear campaign, accusing the VC of sponsoring the protest simply because she wanted him out of his position as dean and in academia.
Also joined in the suit with the VC is the university’s registrar, Prof. Dorathy Oluwagbemi-Jacob, for herself and on behalf of members of the panel investigating alleged misconduct brought against him.
In the suit No. NICN/CA/42/2023 between Ndifon (the claimant), the VC and three others as defendants, Ndifon expressed displeasure over how his image was dragged into the mud even when he did nothing wrong.
The Guardian
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