Suspended Law Faculty Dean of University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof Cyril Ndifon has sued the Institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi for character defamation and alledged sponsorship of protest against him just because she wanted him out from the position of Dean.
In Suit No: NICN/CA/ 42/ 2023 between Prof. Cyril Ndifon, and the Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, and three others as defendants, Ndifon expressed displeasure over what he described as dragging his image in the mud even when he did nothing wrong.
In an originating summons from the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Calabar Judicial Division Holden at Calabar, the defendants; UNICAL Registrar, UNICAL and Prof. Dorathy Oluwagbemi-Jacob shall within eight days after service of the summon on them cause an appearance to be entered into this summon.
In exhibit 9 emanating from an affidavit attempting to set the facts relied upon, the embattled Prof. of Law, accused the Vice Chancellor of colluding with the LAWSAN president (Unical chapter), Mr. Obi Benedict Otu, with one of the VC’s nieces, one Destiny Omokiti, to stage manage a protest against him so as to pull him down.
“Shortly after the said protest, Mr. Obi Benedict Otu, issued a press release where he revealed that he deliberately hid his intention and real purpose of protest from innocent students who were freshers and upon their concealment of purpose, tendered a public apology, that went viral on social media,” the affidavit maintained.
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