Vice-chancellor of the University of Calabar Prof Florence Obi has submitted the report of the committee that looked into the allegations of sexual harassment against the former dean of the university’s faculty of law, Prof Cyril Ndifon, to the minister of education Tahir Mamman.
Spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Education Ben Goong disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
Ms Obi said the university followed all due processes in handling the matter, including suspending the suspect and issuing him with appropriate queries and setting up a disciplinary committee to hear the matter.
To ensure transparency in the work of the committee, the vice chancellor noted that observers were drawn from the Public Complaint Commission, Nigerian Bar Association, Federation of Female Lawyers, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Chief Judge of the Student’s Union High Court as well as seven civil society organisations.
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Receiving the report, Mamman said sexual offences units would be established in the ministry and all institutions of higher learning to deal with the menace.
On August 14, female students of the institution’s law faculty held a protest against Ndifon, accusing him of sexual harassment.
Ndifon denied the allegations, noting that it was a witch-hunt.
Ndifon faced similar accusations in 2015 that led to his suspension when a 200-level student of the faculty accused him of rape.
The professor was recently arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS).
