By Kamsi Anayo
The suspended Dean of Law Faculty at the University of Calabar, prof. Cyril Ndifon, has been reportedly abducted by gunmen at his Akpabuyo home in Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River state.
According to a family source, gunmen numbering about 10, stormed his residence in the wee hours of Thursday and whisked him away to an unknown destination.
The source said, “The incident happened between the hours of 12pm to 1am on Thursday while we were sleeping. We just heard a loud bang at our door and a voice shouted we should open the door else they would blow the door open.
“And in minutes, ten heavily armed men jumped over the fence into the compound and shot at the sitting room door and entered.
“On entering, they went straight to Oga side, broke into his room and dragged him into a waiting van and zoomed off to unknown destination.”
Recall that in August, law students of University of Calabar staged a protest in front of the V.C’s office accusing the former dean of sexual harassment, extortion and high handedness among others.
Following the protest, the University authorities constituted an investigative panel to probe allegations of impropriety levelled against Ndifon.
The investigative panel last week submitted its report to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, expressing confidence that the report would be useful to the university and also serve as a reference point to others.
