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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate sexual harassment allegations levelled against Cyril Ndifon, suspended dean of the faculty of law at the University of Calabar.

According to a statement issued on Saturday by Akorede Lawal, NBA’s publicity secretary, the resolution to investigate the alleged misconduct was reached at a meeting by the national executive committee (NEC) of the association.

“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,” the statement reads.

On August 14, some female students, led by Benedict Otu, the president of the Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN), staged a protest demanding the sack of Ndifon over alleged sexual harassment.

But in a chat with CrossRiverWatch, the embattled dean debunked the allegations, describing them as “baseless”.

Less than 24 hours after his interview, the UNICAL management suspended the embattled lecturer in a letter signed by Gabriel Egbe, the university’s registrar.