Alleged S*xual Harassment: Court Grants Suspended UNICAL Professor Temporary Bail

On Wednesday, January 10, a Federal High Court in Abuja issued an order for the temporary release of Prof Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, UNICAL. This temporary bail is granted to facilitate his undergoing glaucoma surgery.

The Nation reports that the embattled varsity don was earlier remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre on Tuesday.

Justice James Omotosho gave the order following an application by Ndifon’s counsel, Okon Efut, SAN, which was not opposed by Osuobeni Akponimisingha, lawyer to Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.

Justice Omotosho, who said he had considered Ndifon’s oral bail application, admitted him to bail in the sum of N250 million with a surety who must swear to an affidavit of means and deposit his or her travel passport with the court registry.

The judge also ordered that the temporary bail would take effect from Jan. 10 to Jan. 25, when the formal bail application filed by Ndifon’s lawyer would be heard.

The matter was consequently adjourned until Jan. 25 and January 26 for the continuation of trial and hearing of the bail application.