In a verdict hailed as a watershed for justice in Nigeria, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Prof. Cyril Osim Ndifon, the erstwhile Dean of Law at the University of Calabar, on charges of sexual harassment. The conviction, however, marks not just the end of a trial, but the genesis of a systemic overhaul against abuse of power in academia. The Commission’s Spokesperson, Mr. John Okor Odey, described the judgment as a declaration that “the rule of law will penetrate the…
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