The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday said its men joined forces with operatives of the Independent and Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) to arrest Professor Cyril Ndifon.
PlatinumPost reports that the embattled Ndifon, a former Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), who has been suspended following sexual harassment allegations, was on Thursday reportedly abducted by gunmen.
But a statement signed by Peter Afunanya, Director, Public Relations and Strategic Communications of DSS, on Thursday, said Ndifon had refused to honour ICPC invitations, prompting the intervention of the secret police.
The statement reads : “The ICPC has sought the collaboration of the Department of State Services (DSS) on the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Sex Scandal matter involving Professor Cyril NDIFON, the erstwhile Dean of Faculty of Law of the Institution.
” The Commission had disclosed the refusal of NDIFON to honour its several invitations thus his eventual arrest in Calabar, Cross River State by its operatives on 4th October, 2023 based on a Court Order. However, the Service, following the Commission’s request and in the spirit of interagency cooperation, supported it for a successful operation.
“This is to guide public understanding of the latest developments on the matter.”