The University of Calabar has initiated an inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment raised against the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, by students of the institution on Monday.
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A video circulating on social media showed students from the faculty accusing Prof. Ndifon of sexually assaulting and harassing them.
In a show of protest, the students marched to the office of the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, carrying placards with messages like “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, Prof. Ndifon denying the allegations, stating that the protest was orchestrated by individuals within the faculty who held a grudge against him.
He was quoted as saying, “For Christ’s sake, I don’t teach Year 2 B or Year one students, so I don’t know why they have chosen to drag my name into the mud. This was why I said earlier that the allegations were lies, cooked from the pit of hell, just to destroy a reputation that I had spent decades building.”
The university’s spokesperson, Eyo Bassey, informed PUNCH Metro on Tuesday that the university management had engaged with the concerned parties.
Bassey mentioned, “We will release a statement by the end of today (Tuesday). Yesterday (Monday), the students held a protest with placards displaying various inscriptions that you saw online.”
“They were summoned by the vice-chancellor. Faculty of Law staff were also invited to discuss their concerns with the management and their senior faculty staff.”
“They brought up several issues, not just sexual allegations. There are various other concerns they raised, and the management commended them for bringing these issues to their attention.”
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