The Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, has been suspended following allegations of sexual assault. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has formed an ad hoc committee to investigate the allegations.
After the conclusion of the association’s most recent National Executive Committee (NEC), which was presided over by its president, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), a statement was issued on Saturday.
According to the statement, the committee includes the first NBA vice president Linda Rose Bala, the NBA’s assistant general secretary Daniel Kip, the chair of the NBA Women’s Forum, and the NBA Calabar Branch Chairman.
The statement reads: “In the wake of recent events that border on allegations of professional misconduct against some members of the legal profession, we find it pertinent to bring you up to speed with some steps that have been taken by the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
“The NBA has resolved to investigate the allegations of sexual assault against the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon.
“The NBA NEC subsequently empanelled an ad-hoc committee comprising the 1st Vice President of the NBA, Mrs Linda Rose Bala, the Assistant General Secretary of the NBA, Mr Daniel Kip, Chairperson of NBA Women’s Forum and the Chairman of the NBA Calabar Branch, to investigate the allegations against the University Don.”
Ada Peter
