The Impartial Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee (ICPC) has labelled the current conviction of Professor Cyril Ndifon, a former Dean of School of Legislation, College of Calabar (UNICAL) for sexual offences as a transparent warning to predators in colleges, places of work, and better establishment.
Spokesperson of the ICPC & head media and public communications, Okor Odey, issued the warning on Friday in Abuja whereas presenting the details of the matter.
In response to Odeh, the decision marks a watershed second within the historical past of the fee and the nation’s combat for justice, including that the judgement delivered by the Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja was not merely the result of a trial however a declaration that the rule of regulation will penetrate the deepest recesses of energy and privilege.
He said that the judgement was an indictment of the corrosive tradition of impunity that permits predators to thrive within the shadows of Nigeria’s most trusted establishments, including that: “This judgement is just not the conclusion of a single, albeit grievous, authorized battle.
“It’s a clear and unequivocal sign of this Fee’s unwavering resolve to guard the weak, to dismantle corrupt methods, and to carry highly effective people accountable for his or her actions, irrespective of their standing or title. It affirms that the belief positioned in public officers is just not a license for exploitation, and that the partitions of our establishments have to be shields for the harmless, not sanctuaries for predators.
“Allow us to now flip to the specifics of the court docket’s verdict, which supplies the authorized and ethical basis for a brand new chapter of accountability in our nation.
“For the general public to completely grasp the significance of this consequence, it’s important to current a transparent and factual abstract of the court docket’s determination. This verdict kinds the inspiration of our message right this moment: that the rule of regulation will prevail and that evidence-based prosecution can and can succeed.
“The Federal Excessive Court docket, after a meticulous trial, convicted the primary defendant, Professor Cyril on Depend 1 for violating Part 24 of the Cybercrime Act, 2015.
“The court docket discovered him responsible of inflicting a scholar, recognized as Miss TKJ, to ship pornographic and obscene pictures of herself to him. The Professor of regulation was additionally convicted on Depend 2 for violating Part 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Act, 2000.”
Odey additionally applauded the Worldwide Federation of Girls Legal professionals (FIDA), the Nigerian Bar Affiliation (NBA), and collaborating Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for lending their invaluable palms of assist to the ICPC all through the advanced technique of investigating and prosecution of Professor Ndifon.
