The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has set up an ad-hoc committee to probe allegations of sexual assault against the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon.
Naija News reports that the association made this known in a statement released on Saturday after the end of its recent National Executive Committee (NEC) presided over by its President, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN).
The statement said members of the committee include the 1st NBA Vice President, Linda Rose Bala; the Assistant General Secretary of the NBA, Daniel Kip; the Chairperson of the NBA Women’s Forum and the Chairman of the NBA Calabar Branch.
The statement reads: “In the wake of recent events that border on allegations of professional misconduct against some members of the legal profession, we find it pertinent to bring you up to speed with some steps that have been taken by the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
“The NBA has resolved to investigate the allegations of sexual assault against the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon.
“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.”
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