UNICAL suspends dean accused of sexually harassing students

Cyril Ndifon, the dean of the faculty of law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has been suspended by the university’s management on allegations of sexual harassment.

This suspension was communicated through a letter issued by the university’s registrar, Gabriel Egbe, on Thursday.

Earlier in the week, a group of female students, led by Benedict Otu, who is the president of the Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN), organized a protest advocating for the dismissal of Cyril Ndifon.

During the protest, the female students, dressed in white shirts and black skirts, chanted slogans such as “Ndifon, go! go!” They carried placards bearing provocative statements, including “Professor Ndifon, let the girls with big breasts breathe; stop suffocating us,” “Enough of law school list manipulation,” and “Professor Ndifon must go for our sanity.”

In response to these allegations, the university authorities initiated an investigation into the accusations leveled against Cyril Ndifon.