The charged serial rape of an undergraduate student by the Dean of Faculty of Law in the University of Calabar.
Professor Cyril Ndifon will be confronting genuine investigation after his capture by policemen from the Airport Police Station in Calabar over fresh assertions of $exually ambushing a 20 year old 400 level law student (name withheld).
Professor Ndifon who was arrested last Saturday in the school premises, was kept in the station for a few hours prior to the time he was discharged on safeguard to some senior lecturers from the Faculty 'LAW' UNICAL.
The mother of the casualty, who is inhabitant in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, told Punch that the occurrence happened somewhere around 3pm and 5pm on August 29 at the Dean's private office in the faculty building.
Portraying the experience of her little girl, Akpan guaranteed the Dean had set an one-hour test for the students on that Saturday, appointing two lecturers to direct; yet 20 minutes to the end of designated time, Ndifon entered the corridor and requested the students to stop writing.
Akpan said while the students were get ready to present their answer sheets, Ndifon went directly towards the girl, and tore her answer sheet and left the shreds on the seat.
She said, "He strolled straight to where i was seated, gathered the script and tore it. He cleared out the torn script on her seat, however the young lady picked the pieces and kept them in her bag.
"She said as they were leaving, the Dean addressed her again and inquired as to whether despite everything she had the destroyed script. He trained her to tail him to the Dean's office to recopy the answers on another plane sheet, which she did.
"The clueless young lady tailed him to the general office where two individuals were, including the Dean's secretary. The office of the Dean is on the first floor of the building.
"She said while writing in that office, the Dean who had before gone out, came in again and instructed her to tail him to his private office on the second floor so that she could serenely utilize the table."
The casualty's mom said five minutes subsequent to getting to his private office, the Dean bolted the entryway, hid the key and began making advances, including that they battled yet Ndifon repressed her and powerfully engaged in $exual relations($EX) with the young lady.
She said her girl was later taken to the Airport Police Station along IBB Way in Calabar, where she gave articulation furthermore had medicinal 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.
While efforts are still on to get Professor Ndifon’s reaction as he was not immediately available on phone, sources close to the Professor of Law argue that the allegation against may be false.
A lawyer in the school, Mr. Innocent Ovat, who also spoke to Punch, picked holes in the testimony of the victim alleging contradictions.
Quoting a letter, the victim wrote to the school authority titled, “Report of $exual assault and harassment by Prof. Cyril Ndifon on me”, Ovat referred to the victim’s claim, which reads, “He removed his clothes and brought out a condom from his office shelf, wore it and penetrated forcefully and painfully.
“We heard a knock on the door, he picked his clothes and quickly wore them and acted like everything was normal and then he proceeded to open the door. He left me there and went downstairs with the person that knocked. Why did she not raise the alarm when the door was opened?” he queried.
Some of the student in the University of Calabar who spoke with the reporter present on campus, confirmed that Professor Ndifon was notorious in the “$ex-for-grades” trade. The respondents who pleaded not to be named for fear of reprisal from the Dean say they will be very happy if he can be brought to book this time.
A female student of the faculty, reported that the Professor is still on her neck as she was talking. “I have begged and pleaded with this wicked man but he has refused to listen to me promising me that he will continue to fail me if I don’t give him $ex. He is a very wicked man who has destroyed the lives of so many young girls in this school. It will be a huge relief for many of us if that man is dealt with.”
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