Court Sentences Suspended UNICAL Law Dean Ndifon to Five Years for Sexual Harassment
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, to five years imprisonment for sexual harassment.
Delivering judgment on Monday, November 17, Justice James Omotosho ruled that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) successfully proved counts one and two against Ndifon beyond a reasonable doubt. The court handed him two years imprisonment on count one and five years on count two, to run concurrently.
The court, however, discharged and acquitted Sunny Anyanwu, a member of Ndifon’s former legal team, of all allegations. Justice Omotosho held that the ICPC failed to establish any connection between Anyanwu and the offences listed in counts three and four.
The ICPC had originally filed a four-count amended charge on January 19, 2024, with Ndifon as the first defendant and Anyanwu as the second. Anyanwu was later added to the case following allegations that he attempted to interfere with the trial by contacting the prosecution’s star witness, identified as TKJ, and allegedly trying to discourage her from cooperating with investigators.
While the court found Ndifon guilty of the sexual harassment charges, it ruled that the evidence presented against Anyanwu was insufficient, leading to his acquittal.
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