UNICAL Faculty Of Law Deen Accused Of S*xually Molesting 20-Year Old 400L Student

These men have come again. The Dean, Faculty of Law,
University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, has been accused of sexually
assaulting a 20-year-old 400-level law student (name withheld) .

The mother of the victim, Mrs. Irene Akpan (not her real
name), who is resident in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, told a Punch correspondent on
Monday the incident happened between 3 and 5pm on August 29 at the dean’s
private office in the faculty building.

She alleged that Ndifon forcefully had sex with her
daughter.

The school authority has confirmed receipt of the complaint
from the victim, while the police have also corroborated it. The police said
the matter was being investigated.

Narrating the experience of her daughter, Akpan claimed the
dean had set a one-hour test for the students on that Saturday, assigning two
lecturers to supervise; but 20 minutes to the end of allotted time, Ndifon
entered the hall and ordered the students to stop writing.

Akpan said while the students were preparing to submit their
answer sheets, Ndifon approached her daughter, tore her answer sheet and left
the shreds on the seat.

She said, “He walked straight to my daughter’s desk,
collected the script and tore it. He left the torn script on her seat, but the
girl picked the pieces and kept them in her bag. According to her, you will
still have to pass through the faculty before leaving the building.

“She said as they were leaving, the dean accosted her again
and asked if she still had the shredded script. He instructed her to follow him
to the general dean’s office to recopy the answers on another plane sheet,
which she did.

“The unsuspecting girl followed him to the general office
where two people were, including the dean’s secretary. The office of the dean
is on the first floor of the building, according to my daughter.

“She said while writing in that office, the dean who had
earlier gone out, came in again and instructed her to follow him to his private
office on the second floor so that she could comfortably use the table.”

The victim’s mother said five minutes after getting to his
private office, the dean locked the door, concealed the key and started making
advances, adding that they struggled but Ndifon subdued her and had sex with
the girl.

She said her daughter was later taken to the Airport Police
Station along IBB Way in Calabar, where she gave statement and also had medical
examinations at the police clinic.

Akpan also said her family had personally written a letter
of complaint to the university through the vice-chancellor, Prof. James Epoke,
who on receipt promised to act on it.

Attempts to speak with Ndifon proved abortive as he did not
respond to several calls placed across to him through his mobile phone.

The Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Effiong
Eyo, said the institution was seriously looking into the matter.