Crime
#SexForGrades: UNICAL suspends dean over alleged sexual harassment
The management of the University of Calabar(UNICAL) has announced the suspension of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the Dean, Faculty of Law, over an alleged violation of the provisions of the extant laws and policies of the institution.
The suspension comes on the heels of a protest by law students of the institution against the university over alleged sexual harassment.
Chronicle NG reports that aggrieved students of the faculty of law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) staged a protest against the head of the faculty over alleged sexual harassment and also against the institution over alleged suppression.
The protesting students accused the dean of the faculty, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, of sexually harassing and threatening them, demanding sex and fellatios for grades.
The alleged randy dean was suspended in 2015 for the same issue but was said to have cleared himself after a legal tussle.
According to a letter by the UNICAL Registrar, Mr. Gabriel Egbe, the current suspension takes effect on August 17, 2023.
The letter states that the suspension came on the heels of the Dean’s response to a query by the University management, which the Vice Chancellor was dissatisfied with.
The letter reads:
“Please refer to our letter Ref UC/REG/DISC.45A dated August 14, 2023, on your alleged violation of the provisions of the extant laws and policies of the University and your response to the said letter, which was dated August 16, 2023.
“The Vice-Chancellor has gone through your written representations and is not satisfied with your explanations. She has therefore directed that you be relieved of your position as Dean, Faculty of Law, and placed on suspension while the matter is referred to a panel that will be set up to investigate these allegations.
“The relief of my position as Dean, Faculty of Law, and suspension from official duties takes effect on August 17, 2023. You are to hand over all University property in your possession, including all official responsibilities presently handled by you, to the Sub-Dean of the Faculty before vacating office.
“You are to stay away from the University premises except while responding to an invitation from the panel investigating these allegations”.
